Dianosuchus Young 1982 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Protosuchidae

Full reference: C.-C. Young. 1982. [On a primitive crocodile from Lufeng, Yunnan]. Selected Works of Yang Zhungjian. Science Press, Beijing 36-38

Parent taxon: Protosuchidae according to Z. Luo and X.-C. Wu 1994

See also Carroll 1988 and Young 1982

Sister taxa: Coloradisuchus, Edentosuchus, Hemiprotosuchus, Hoplosuchus, Protosuchinae, Protosuchus

Subtaxa: Dianosuchus changchiawaensis

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Type: Dianosuchus changchiawaensis

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Zhangjiawa (Jurassic of China)

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