Xilousuchus Wu 1981 (archosaur)

Reptilia - Pseudosuchia - Ctenosauriscidae

Full reference: X. Wu. 1981. The discovery of a new thecodont from north-east Shensi. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 19:122-132

Parent taxon: Ctenosauriscidae according to R. J. Butler et al. 2011

See also Carroll 1988, Nesbitt 2011, Nesbitt et al. 2011 and Wu 1981

Sister taxa: Arizonasaurus, Bromsgroveia, Bystrowisuchus, Ctenosauriscus, Hypselorhachis

Subtaxa: Xilousuchus sapingensis

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Type: Xilousuchus sapingensis

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Hazhen Commune (Triassic of China)

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