Yuanansuchus maopingchangensis Liu 2016 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Heylerosauridae

Full reference: J. Liu. 2016. Yuanansuchus maopingchangensis sp. nov., the second capitosauroid temnospondyl from the Middle Triassic Badong Formation of Yuanan, Hubei, China. PeerJ 4:e1903

Belongs to Yuanansuchus according to J. Liu 2016

Sister taxon: Yuanansuchus laticeps

Type specimen: IVPP V 22628, a partial skull (A nearly complete skull). Its type locality is Maopingchang, which is in an Anisian coastal horizon in the Xinlingzhen Formation of China.

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Maopingchang

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