†Dinocephalosaurus orientalis Li 2003 (archosauromorph)
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Reptilia - Diapsida - Tanystropheidae
Full reference: C. Li. 2003. First record of protorosaurid reptile (Order Protorosauria) from the Middle Triassic of China. Acta Geologica Sinica 77:419-423
Belongs to Dinocephalosaurus according to O. Rieppel et al. 2010
See also Li 2003
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IVPP V 13767, a skull (Nearly complete skull with some cervical vertebrae). Its type locality is Xinmin, Panxian County (IVPP), which is in a Pelsonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in the Guanling Formation of China.
Ecology: aquatic piscivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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