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Vertebrata Palasiatica ›› 2013, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (3): 199-204.

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New specimens of pareiasaurs from the Upper Permian Sunjiagou Formation of Liulin, Shanxi and their implications for the taxonomy of Chinese pareiasaurs

LI Xing-Wen, LIU Jun   

  • Online:2013-09-15 Published:2013-09-15

山西柳林孙家沟组锯齿龙类新材料及其分类学意义

李兴文,刘  俊    

Abstract:  New pareiasaur specimens from the Sunjiagou Formation of Xuecun, Liulin, Shanxi, China are described. These new specimens comprise two marginal teeth from the upper jaw (IVPP V 18613) and an incomplete left dentary with teeth (IVPP V 18614). They provide novel anatomical information and allow the direct comparison of Sanchuansaurus pygmaeuswith Huanghesaurus liulinensis. The two taxa cannot be differentiated by the known features, and both taxa are declared junior synonyms of Shansisaurus xuecunensis.

摘要: 记述了产自山西柳林县薛村镇附近上二叠统孙家沟组的锯齿龙类新材料,包括两个单独的上颌齿和一个保存有牙齿的不完整齿骨。这两颗上颌齿与柳林黄河龙(Huanghesaurus liulinensis)正型标本来自同一地点同一层位且大小相当,由于同一地点没发现过其他的锯齿龙类,推测它们是同种甚至可能是同一个体而且应归入黄河龙;然而在形态特征上这两颗牙齿与矮小三川龙(Sanchuansaurus pygmaeus)正型标本上的牙齿完全相同,可以归入三川龙。新发现的齿骨与矮小三川龙和薛村山西龙(Shansisaurus xuecunensis)正型标本产自同一地点,层位与三川龙相同,低于山西龙的层位,推测很可能也属于三川龙,但是也不排除属于山西龙的可能性;在形态特征上与黄河龙正型标本在齿骨及其下颌齿的形态特征上未见明显差异,可以归入黄河龙。由于柳林黄河龙与薛村山西龙头后骨骼特征也基本一致,认为柳林薛村仅有一个属种的锯齿龙,矮小三川龙和柳林黄河龙应为薛村山西龙的晚出同义名。