Genus: Guanlingsaurus YIN, in YIN, ZHAO, CAO, YU & LUO, 2000
Etymology: In reference to Guanling County, Guizhou Province, China, and Greek, sauros, "lizard."

Species: liangae YIN, in YIN, ZHAO, CAO, YU & LUO, 2000
Etymology:
= Shastasaurus liangae (YIN, in YIN, ZHAO, CAO, YU & LUO, 2000) SANDER, CHEN, CHENG, & WANG, 2011
Etymology:

Holotype: GMR 014

Locality: Xinpu, Guanling County, Guizhou Province, China.

Horizon: Lower Xiaowa Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Carnian Stage, Lower Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.

Material: Nearly complete specimen.

Referred material:

JI, JIANG, HAO, SUN & SUN, 2011

GMR 006, DP-50: 2 nearly complete skeletons.

JI, JIANG, MOTANI, HAO, SUN & CAI, 2013

GNG dq-50: Skull missing tip of snout, and nearly complete skeleton.

SANDER, CHEN, CHENG, & WANG, 2011

YIGMR SPCV03107: A large but incomplete skeleton.

YIGMR V03108: A complete but diagenetically flattened skeleton of a juvenile.

YIGMR V030109: A large and comlete but not yet fully prepared skeleton.

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