†Monjurosuchus splendens Endo 1940 (choristodere)
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Synonym: Rhynchosaurus orientalis Endo and Shikama 1942
Full reference: R. Endo. 1940. A new genus of Thecodontia from the Lycoptera Beds in Manchoukuo. Bulletin of the Central National Museum of Manchoukuo 2:1-14
Belongs to Monjurosuchus according to K. -Q. Gao and R. C. Fox 2005
See also Endo 1940, Endo and Shikama 1942, Gao et al. 2000 and Matsumoto et al. 2007
Sister taxon: Monjurosuchus manchoukuoensis
Type specimens:
- Monjurosuchus splendens: Former Central National Museum of Manchoukou no. 3671 (holotype, destroyed); GMV 2167 (neotype), a partial skeleton (nearly complete skeleton). Its type locality is Tanankou, which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine - large shale/sandstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
- Rhynchosaurus orientalis: IVPP V3673, a skeleton (subadult individual with skin impressions).
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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