早卡尼期 Bobosaurus 正模兼具幻龙式与蛇颈龙式特征，并被解释为接近蛇颈龙谱系；但它只是更老且不确定的候选，不能替代诊断明确的蛇颈龙类，本包以关节相连的瑞替期 Rhaeticosaurus 作为更可靠的对照。
claim:event:bobosaurus-plesiosaurian-affinity更老但不确定的近蛇颈龙候选 Bobosaurus
The early Carnian holotype combines nothosaurian and plesiosaurian features, but its position remains an alternative-sensitive hypothesis and is not used to extend diagnostic Plesiosauria.
呈现年代范围237–227.3 Ma
地区Rio del Lago Formation, northeastern Italy
相关类群Bobosaurus forojuliensis · Pistosauroidea · 蛇颈龙目
主张账本
参考文献
- Bobosaurus forojuliensis, a new sauropterygian (Reptilia) from the Upper Triassic (lower Carnian) of northeastern ItalyDalla Vecchia, F.M. · 2006 · DOI 10.13130/2039-4942/6337
- A Triassic plesiosaurian skeleton and bone histology inform on evolution of a unique body planWintrich, T.; Hayashi, S.; Houssaye, A.; Nakajima, Y.; Sander, P.M. · 2017 · DOI 10.1126/sciadv.1701144