page_title: Bishanopliosaurus
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Bishanopliosaurus / Description
caption_attribution_description: Bishanopliosaurus youngii.
context_page_description: Bishanopliosaurus is a genus of plesiosaur. The type species is B. youngi, based on remains found in the Ziliujing Formation of China.
context_section_description: It can be differentiated by the bifurcated ribs of its sacrum. Unusually, it appears to be a freshwater plesiosaur. A second species, B. zigongensis, is known from the slightly later Xiashaximiao Formation.
caption: Restoration
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