Xilousuchus sapingensis 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

Belongs to Xilousuchus according to S. J. Nesbitt 2011

See also Wu 1981

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IVPP V 6026, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Hazhen Commune, which is in an Olenekian/Anisian terrestrial marl in the Heshanggou Formation of China.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Hazhen Commune

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