Santaisaurus yuani Koh 1940 (crown diapsid)

Reptilia - Eosuchia - Paliguanidae

Full reference: T.-P. Koh. 1940. Santaisaurus yuani gen. et sp. nov., ein neues Reptil aus der unteren Trias von China. Bulletin of the Geological Society of China 20(1):73-92

Belongs to Santaisaurus according to J.-L. Li 1989

See also Koh 1940

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IVPP RV40127, a partial skeleton (partial skull incl. both mandibular rami, some vertebrae, large part of pectoral girdle, partial left forelimb). Its type locality is Fukang-Jimsar area, which is in an Induan fluvial-lacustrine sandstone in the Jiucaiyuan Formation of China.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Fukang-Jimsar area

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