Dianchungosaurus lufengensis Young 1982 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata

Full reference: C.-C. Young. 1982. [On a new genus of dinosaur from Lufeng, Yunnan]. Selected Works of Yang Zhungjian. Science Press, Beijing 38-42

Belongs to Dianchungosaurus according to P. M. Barrett and X. Xu 2005

See also Dong 1992, Irmis and Knoll 2008, Norman et al. 2004, Weishampel and Witmer 1990 and Young 1982

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IVPP V4735a, a partial skull (Left premaxilla). Its type locality is Chang village, which is in a Sinemurian terrestrial horizon in the Lufeng Formation of China.

Ecology: planktonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Chang village

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