Genus: Eretmorhipis CHEN, MONTANI, CHENG, JIANG, & RIEPPEL, 2015
Etymology: Greek, eretmos, "oar," and Greek, rhipis "fan"; referring to the fan-shaped paddle typical
of the new genus.
Species: carrolldongorum CHEN,
MONTANI, CHENG, JIANG, & RIEPPEL,
2015
Etymology: In referrence to Robert L. Carroll and Zhi-ming Dong, who first recognized
the distinctivensis of the species based on IVPP V4070. (Eretmorhipis carrolldongorum emend carrolldongi. Note, the authors incorrectly coined the speces name, it shoudl be -orum because it was based on two people, and not -i)
Holotype: WGSC 26020
Locality: Yingzhishan, Yuan'an County, Hubei Province, China.
Horizon: Jialingjiang Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Uppermost Spathian Stage, Upper Scythian Epoch (late Early Triassic); Upper Early Triassic.
Material: Almost complete postcranial skeleton preserving from the posterior cervical region to the tip of the tail.
Eretmorhipis carrolldongi forelimb after QIAO, MOTANI, IIJIMA & LIU, 2023.
Referred material:
Locality: Near Tuling, Baihechuan, Xunjian District, Nanzhang County, Hubei Province, China.
Horizon: Jialingjiang Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Uppermost Spathian Stage, Upper Scythian Epoch (late Early Triassic); Upper Early Triassic.
Material: Almost complete postcranial skeleton preserving from the posterior cervical region to the tip of the tail.
CHENG, MONTANI, JIANG, YAN, TINTORI, & RIEPPEL, 2019
Locality: Quarry in Hekou, Yuan'an County, Yichang City, Hubei Province, China.
Horizon: Third Member, Jialingjiang Formation.
Biostritigraphy:
Age: Uppermost Spathian Stage, Upper Scythian Epoch (late Early Triassic); Upper Early Triassic.
Material:
YAGM V 1401: Nearly complete skull and skeleton.
WGSC V 1601: Skull and skeleton. Note: 3 km northwest of the above specimen).