Lotosaurus adentus Zhang 1975 (archosaur)

Reptilia - Pseudosuchia

Full reference: F.-K. Zhang. 1975. A new thecodont Lotosaurus, from Middle Triassic of Hunan. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 13:144-147

Belongs to Lotosaurus according to S. J. Nesbitt 2011

See also Parrish 1993

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IVPP V 4881, an other ("A great number of skeletal bones representing more than 10 individuals"). Its type locality is Furongqiao, Sangzhi, which is in an Anisian coastal horizon in the Xinlingzhen Formation of China.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Furongqiao, Sangzhi

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