Chiayusuchus
| Chiayusuchus Temporal range: 130–112 Ma | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Subclass: | Diapsida |
| Infraclass: | Archosauromorpha |
| Order: | Crocodilia |
| Family: | Stomatosuchidae |
| 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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