Hsisosuchus chowi Peng and Shu 2005 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Shartegosuchidae

Full reference: G. -Z. Peng and C. -K. Shu. 2005. A new species of Hsisosuchus from the Late Jurassic of Zigong, Sichuan, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 43(4):312-324

Belongs to Hsisosuchus according to G. -Z. Peng and C. -K. Shu 2005

Sister taxa: Hsisosuchus chungkingensis, Hsisosuchus dashanpuensis

Type specimen: ZDM 0146, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Zigong Dairy Factory, Huidong, which is in a Bathonian/Callovian terrestrial mudstone in the Shaximiao Formation of China.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Zigong Dairy Factory, Huidong

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