Yanjisuchus Rummy et al. 2021 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Paralligatoridae

Full reference: P. Rummy, X.-C. Wu, J. M. Clark, Q. Zhao, C.-Z. Jin, M. Shibata, F. Jin and X. Xu. 2021. A new paralligatorid (Crocodyliformes, Neosuchia) from the middle Cretaceous of Jilin Province, northeastern China. Cretaceous Research 129:105018:1-23

Parent taxon: Paralligatoridae according to P. Rummy et al. 2021

Sister taxa: Batrachomimus, Brillanceausuchus, Kansajsuchus, Paralligator, Paralligator sungaricus, Rugosuchus, Scolomastax, Shamosuchus, Shamosuchus borealis, Tarsomordeo, Wannchampsus

Subtaxa: Yanjisuchus longshanensis

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Type: Yanjisuchus longshanensis

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Longshan, Yanji (Cretaceous of China)

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