Chiayusuchus
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Subclass: | Diapsida
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Genus: | Chiayusuchus Bohlin, 1953
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Chiayusuchus is an extinct genus of stomatosuchid crocodylomorph. Fossils have been found from the Xinminbao Group in Gansu, China.[1] It existed during the Barremian and Aptian stages of the Early Cretaceous. It was in the same family as the large, flat-snouted crocodilian Stomatosuchus.[2]
References[]
- ^ Bohlin, B. (1953). Fossil reptiles from Mongolia and Kansu. Reports from the Scientific Expedition to the North-western Provinces of China under Leadership of Dr. Sven Hedin. VI. Vertebrate Palaeontology 6. The Sino-Swedish Expedition Publication 37:1-113.
- ^ Carroll, R. L. (1988). Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. WH Freeman and Company, New York ISBN 0-7167-1822-7
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Categories:
- Early Cretaceous crocodylomorphs of Asia
- Early Cretaceous reptiles of Asia
- Prehistoric archosaur stubs