Item Number
1895
Type
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Description
Keichousaurus
Size
15x7.5x9
Age
Mesozoic, Triassic
SciId
Keichousaurus hui
Status
in inventory
Display/Storage
Display
Building
Zuhl Museum
Original Site
China, Ghuizhou Province
Date Acquired
2009
Source
Peter Pittman Fossils, Germany
Gallery/Room\Floor
Forest Gallery
Notes
Keichousaurus was a small marine reptile belonging to the pachypleurosauria clade. This animal was related to the nothosaurs and plesiosaurs, two other groups of common Triassic marine reptiles. Unlike most modern reptiles, Keichousaurus was ovoviviparous, meaning it gave birth to live young instead of laying eggs.
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Keichousaurus was a small marine reptile belonging to the pachypleurosauria clade. This animal was related to the nothosaurs and plesiosaurs, two other groups of common Triassic marine reptiles. Unlike most modern reptiles, Keichousaurus was ovoviviparous, meaning it gave birth to live young instead of laying eggs. 11 X 6
Keywords
Keichousaurus Keichousaurus was a small marine reptile belonging to the pachypleurosauria clade. This animal was related to the nothosaurs and plesiosaurs, two other groups of common Triassic marine reptiles. Unlike most modern reptiles, Keichousaurus was ovoviviparous, meaning it gave birth to live young instead of laying eggs. 2009 Mesozoic, Triassic Fossil
Keywords
Keichousaurus Keichousaurus was a small marine reptile belonging to the pachypleurosauria clade. This animal was related to the nothosaurs and plesiosaurs, two other groups of common Triassic marine reptiles. Unlike most modern reptiles, Keichousaurus was ovoviviparous, meaning it gave birth to live young instead of laying eggs. 2009 Mesozoic, Triassic Fossil