Early Long-Necked Marine Reptile Unearthed in China

Nov 17, 2025 - 16:15
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Early Long-Necked Marine Reptile Unearthed in China
Reconstruction of nothosaurs about 240 million years ago revealing a hidden diversity from southwestern China: Lijiangosaurus yongshengensis (center), Nothosaurus yangjuanensis (upper left), Nothosaurus luopingensis (upper right), Brevicaudosaurus jiyangshanensis (lower left), and Lariosaurus hongguoensis (lower right). Image credit: Kelai Li.

The exceptionally long neck of Lijiangosaurus yongshengensis contained 42 cervical vertebrae, according to a research team led by paleontologists from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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