Diandongosuchus Li et al. 2012 (archosaur)

Reptilia - Phytosauria

Full reference: C. Li, X. -C. Wu, L. Zhao, T. Sato, and L. Wang. 2012. A new archosaur (Diapsida, Archosauriformes) from the marine Triassic of China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32(5):1064-1081

Parent taxon: Phytosauria according to M. R. Stocker et al. 2017

See also Jones and Butler 2018 and Li et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Angistorhinopsis, Angistorhinopsis ruetimeyeri, Angistorhinus gracilis, Belodon, Belodon ingens, Belodon lepturus, Belodon plieningeri, Belodon scolopax, Belodon superciliosus, Belodon validus, Brachysuchus maleriensis, Centemodon, Centemodon sulcatus, Clepsysaurus, Clepsysaurus leai, Clepsysaurus pennsylvanicus, Clepsysaurus veatleianus, Coburgosuchus, Compsosaurus, Compsosaurus priscus, Dicynodon rosmarus, Eurydorus, Eurydorus serridens, Francosuchus, Francosuchus broilii, Francosuchus latus, Heterodontichnites, Heterodontosuchus, Heterodontosuchus ganei, Leptosuchus imperfecta, Omosaurus, Omosaurus perplexus, Palaeoctonus, Palaeoctonus appalachianus, Palaeoctonus aulacodus, Palaeoctonus dumblianus, Palaeoctonus orthodon, Palaeosaurus, Palaeosaurus fraserianus, Palaeosaurus platyodon, Palaeosaurus stricklandi, Parasuchidae, Phytosaurus, Phytosaurus cubicodon, Phytosaurus cylindricodon, Promystriosuchus, Rectilinetopus, Rhytidodon rostratus, Rileya bristolensis, Rutiodon manhattanensis, Suchoprion, Suchoprion cyphodon, Suchoprion sulcidens, Termatosaurus, Termatosaurus albertii, Mesorhinosuchidae, Rutiodontidae, Paleorhinidae, Mystriosuchidae

Subtaxa: Diandongosuchus fuyuanensis

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Type: Diandongosuchus fuyuanensis

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Western side of Huangnihe RIver, Fuyuan County (Triassic of China)

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