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{{Short description|Extinct genus of lizards}}
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| taxon = Chianghsia
| fossil_range = [[Late Cretaceous]]
| fossil_range = [[Late Cretaceous]], {{fossilrange|66.7}}
| authority = Mo, [[Xu Xing (paleontologist)|Xu]] & [[Susan E. Evans|Evans]], [[2012 in paleontology|2012]]
| authority = Mo, [[Xu Xing (paleontologist)|Xu]] & [[Susan E. Evans|Evans]], [[2012 in paleontology|2012]]
| type_species = {{extinct}}'''''Chianghsia nankangensis'''''
| type_species = {{extinct}}'''''Chianghsia nankangensis'''''
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'''''Chianghsia''''' is an [[extinct]] [[genus]] of [[monstersauria]]n [[platynota]]n known from the [[Late Cretaceous]] deposits of the [[Nanxiong Formation]], southern [[China]]. It contains a single species, '''''Chianghsia nankangensis'''''.<ref name=Chianghsia>{{Cite journal | last1 = Mo | first1 = J. Y. | last2 = Xu | first2 = X. | last3 = Evans | first3 = S. E. | doi = 10.1080/14772019.2011.588254 | title = A large predatory lizard (Platynota, Squamata) from the Late Cretaceous of South China | journal = Journal of Systematic Palaeontology | volume = 10 | issue = 2 | pages = 333 | year = 2012 | pmid = | pmc = }}</ref>
'''''Chianghsia''''' is an [[extinct]] [[genus]] of [[monstersauria]]n [[platynota]]n lizard known from the [[Late Cretaceous]] deposits of the [[Nanxiong Formation]], southern [[China]]. It contains a single species, '''''Chianghsia nankangensis'''''. Its genus is named after [[Jiangxi]] and its specific name is after [[Nankang District, Ganzhou]]. It was a large lizard, with the skull length estimated up to {{cvt|17.5|-|18|cm|in}} in total and the [[snout-vent length]] around {{cvt|1|-|1.25|m}}.<ref name=Chianghsia>{{Cite journal | last1 = Mo | first1 = J. Y. | last2 = Xu | first2 = X. | last3 = Evans | first3 = S. E. | doi = 10.1080/14772019.2011.588254 | url= https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228117628_A_large_predatory_lizard_Platynota_Squamata_from_the_Late_Cretaceous_of_South_China | title = A large predatory lizard (Platynota, Squamata) from the Late Cretaceous of South China | journal = Journal of Systematic Palaeontology | volume = 10 | issue = 2 | pages = 333 | year = 2012 | s2cid = 85682211 }}</ref>


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[[Category:Late Cretaceous reptiles of Asia]]

[[Category:Lepidosaurs]]
[[Category:Late Cretaceous lepidosaurs of Asia]]
[[Category:Cretaceous lizards]]
[[Category:Cretaceous lizards]]
[[Category:Fossil taxa described in 2012]]
[[Category:Fossil taxa described in 2012]]
[[Category:Prehistoric reptile genera]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Susan E. Evans]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Xu Xing]]





Latest revision as of 08:04, 20 June 2024

Chianghsia
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 66.7 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Clade: Monstersauria
Genus: Chianghsia
Mo, Xu & Evans, 2012
Type species
Chianghsia nankangensis
Mo, Xu & Evans, 2012

Chianghsia is an extinct genus of monstersaurian platynotan lizard known from the Late Cretaceous deposits of the Nanxiong Formation, southern China. It contains a single species, Chianghsia nankangensis. Its genus is named after Jiangxi and its specific name is after Nankang District, Ganzhou. It was a large lizard, with the skull length estimated up to 17.5–18 cm (6.9–7.1 in) in total and the snout-vent length around 1–1.25 m (3 ft 3 in – 4 ft 1 in).[1]

References

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  1. ^ Mo, J. Y.; Xu, X.; Evans, S. E. (2012). "A large predatory lizard (Platynota, Squamata) from the Late Cretaceous of South China". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 10 (2): 333. doi:10.1080/14772019.2011.588254. S2CID 85682211.