Dongnanosuchus hsui Shan et al. 2021 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Crocodylia

Full reference: H.-Y. Shan, X.-C. Wu, T. Sato, Y.-N. Cheng, and S. Rufolo. 2021. A new alligatoroid (Eusuchia, Crocodylia) from the Eocene of China and its implications for the relationships of Orientalosuchina. Journal of Paleontology

Belongs to Dongnanosuchus according to H.-Y. Shan et al. 2021

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: DM000001-F000001, a skull. Its type locality is Maoming City Oil Shale Quarry, which is in a Lutetian/Bartonian lacustrine - large shale in the Youganwo Formation of China.

Ecology: planktonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Maoming City Oil Shale Quarry

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