Dongnanosuchus

Extinct genus of crocodilians

Dongnanosuchus
Temporal range: Eocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Archosauromorpha
Clade: Archosauriformes
Order: Crocodilia
Superfamily: Alligatoroidea
Clade: Globidonta
Clade: Orientalosuchina
Genus: Dongnanosuchus
Shan et al. 2021
Species:
D. hsui
Binomial name
Dongnanosuchus hsui
Shan et al. 2021

Dongnanosuchus is an extinct monotypic genus of alligatoroid crocodilian known from the Youganwo Formation of China during the Eocene. It contains a single species, Dongnanosuchus hsui.[1]

References

  1. ^ Shan, Hsi-yin; Wu, Xiao-Chun; Sato, Tamaki; Cheng, Yen-nien; Rufolo, Scott (2021). "A new alligatoroid (Eusuchia, Crocodylia) from the Eocene of China and its implications for the relationships of Orientalosuchina". Journal of Paleontology. 95 (6): 1–19. doi:10.1017/jpa.2021.69. ISSN 0022-3360. S2CID 238650207.
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Extinct crocodilians
Pseudosuchia
    • see Pseudosuchia
Neosuchia
    • see Neosuchia
Crocodilia
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Basal crocodilians
Mekosuchinae
Others
Orientalosuchina
Alligatorinae
Alligator
Caimaninae
Melanosuchus
Caiman
Deinosuchus riograndensis Purussaurus brasiliensis
Osteolaeminae
Crocodylinae
Crocodylus
Tomistominae
sensu stricto
Tomistoma
Gavialinae
sensu lato
Gavialis
Crocodylus anthropophagus Hanyusuchus sinensis
Taxon identifiers
Dongnanosuchus
Dongnanosuchus hsui


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