Freshwater dinosaur fossil. Fossilised remains of a young Keichousaurus hui dinosaur. This animal was a Pachypleurosaur, an aquatic freshwater reptile

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Freshwater dinosaur fossil. Fossilised remains of a young Keichousaurus hui dinosaur. This animal was a Pachypleurosaur, an aquatic freshwater reptile that lived around 229-217 million years ago during the Carnian stage, at the end of the Triassic period (around 229-217 million years ago). This specimen measures 116mm long and was found in the Zhuganpo formation, Guizhou Province, China.

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