Qianosuchus
Qianosuchus Temporal range: Middle Triassic,
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Archosauria |
Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
Clade: | Suchia |
Clade: | Paracrocodylomorpha |
Clade: | †Poposauroidea |
Genus: | †Qianosuchus Li C. et al., 2006 |
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Qianosuchus is an extinct genus of aquatic archosaur from the middle Triassic (Anisian) Guanling Formation of Pan County, China. It is represented by two nearly complete skeletons and a crushed skull.[1][2]
References
- ^ Li, Chun; Wu, Xiao-chun; Cheng, Yen-nien; Sato, Tamaki; Wang, Liting (2006-04-01). "An unusual archosaurian from the marine Triassic of China". Naturwissenschaften. 93 (4): 200–206. doi:10.1007/s00114-006-0097-y. ISSN 0028-1042.
- ^ Nesbitt, S.J. (2011). "The early evolution of archosaurs: relationships and the origin of major clades" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 352: 1–292. doi:10.1206/352.1.
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