A new specimen of the Early Cretaceous long-necked choristodere Hyphalosaurus from Liaoning, China with exceptionally-preserved integument

• Published in: Cretaceous research Vol. 144; p. 105451
• Main Authors: Wang, Miaoyan, Xing, Lida, Niu, Kecheng, Liang, Qingqing, Evans, Susan E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2023
• Subjects: Aquatic reptile; Hyphalosaurus; Integument; Lower Cretaceous; Yixian Formation; Hyphalosaurus; Lower Cretaceous; Aquatic reptile; Yixian Formation; Integument

Although the highly specialized long-necked Early Cretaceous choristodere Hyphalosaurus is well known from the Jehol Biota of China, the integument of this genus has been only partially described. A new specimen from Liaoning Province, China, attributed to the species H. lingyuanensis, reveals addit...