Keichousaurus hatchling?

[Crazyhen]

This hatchling was found at Fuyuan of Yunnan Province, China.  It looks like Keichousaurus but it has a distinctly rounder skull, longer neck and a shorter tail.  Could it be the hatchling of another species like Dianopachysaurus dingi?

 

I also attach a typical Keichousaurus hatchling for easy comparison.

[Danielb]

Hi that is definitely some kind of reptile not sure if it’s keichousaurus. I am sorry no one else responded to this. Either way it’s a very cool and rare fossil

[Roses]

Late to the party but I think it’s a Keichousaurus. The skull does look more squat than usual, but it may be rotated upward slightly which could cause a bit of foreshortening. I don’t see the “horns” (retroarticular processes) which suggests they are buried in matrix (because the back of the skull is lower than the front).

 

I count ~25 cervical vertebrae which is typical for Keichousaurus, it may just look longer because the front legs are buried.