†Qianshanosuchus Boerman et al. 2023 (crocodilian)
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Full reference: S. A. Boerman, G. Perrichon, J. Yang, C.-S. Li, J. E. Martin, R. P. Speijer, and T. Smith. 2023. A juvenile skull from the early Palaeocene of China extends the appearance of crocodyloids in Asia back by 15–20 million years. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 197(3):787-811
Parent taxon: Crocodyloidea according to S. A. Boerman et al. 2023
Sister taxa: Antecrocodylus, Asiatosuchus, Astorgosuchus, Brachyuranochampsa, Brasilosuchus, Crocodylidae, Crocodylus greenwoodi, Mekosuchinae, Pallimnarchus, Pallimnarchus pollens
Subtaxa: Qianshanosuchus youngi
Type: Qianshanosuchus youngi
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution: found only at Xialou village (Paleocene of China)
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