地质学报（英文版）2008，Vol.82Issue(2)：283-286,4.
The Most Complete Pistosauroid Skeleton from the Triassic of Yunnan, China
The Most Complete Pistosauroid Skeleton from the Triassic of Yunnan, China
摘要
Abstract
A new specimen discovered from the Falang Formation in northeastern Yunnan represents the most complete skeleton of Triassic pistosauroids. The new specimen is referred to Yunguisaurus Cheng et al., 2006 on the basis of the skull features, such as the presence of a separated nasal entering the external naris, a large pineal foramen located at the frontal/parietal suture and an interpterygoid vacuity with a narrow anterior extension. The new specimen differs from the type species of Yunguisaurus liae Cheng et al., 2006 in some aspects. Most of these differences can be attributed to ontogenetic variations. The new specimen is provisionally considered as Yunguisaurus cf. liae although its relatively short snout of the skull and slenderer hyoid may not be explained ontogenetically. Whether or not the new specimen represents a different taxon has to wait for a detailed study of the whole skeleton.关键词
Pistosauroid, Yunguisaurus, complete skeleton, Falang Formation, late Middle Triassic,YunnanKey words
Pistosauroid, Yunguisaurus, complete skeleton, Falang Formation, late Middle Triassic,Yunnan分类
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ZHAO Lijun,Tamaki SATO,LI Chun..The Most Complete Pistosauroid Skeleton from the Triassic of Yunnan, China[J].地质学报（英文版）,2008,82(2):283-286,4.基金项目
This work was supported by the Financial Special Project of Zhejiang Province. Tamaki Sato was supported by KAKENHI (Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows, 18-6288),and Li Chun was supported by the Major Basic Research Projects (2006CB806400) of MST of China and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.40772015). （Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows, 18-6288）
