†Shantungosuchus chuhsienensis Young 1961 (crocodilian)
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Synonym: Shantungosuchus brachycephalus Young 1982
Full reference: C.-C. Young. 1961. On a new crocodile from Chuhsien, E. Shantung. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 5(1):6-10
Belongs to Shantungosuchus according to M. Bronzati et al. 2012
See also Wu et al. 1994, Young 1961 and Young 1982
Sister taxon: Shantungosuchus hangjinensis
Type specimens:
- Shantungosuchus chuhsienensis: IVPP V.2484, a skeleton. Its type locality is Western slope of Tashan Hill, which is in a Berriasian/Valanginian terrestrial sandstone in the Mengyin Formation of China.
- Shantungosuchus brachycephalus: IVPP V4020, a partial skeleton.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution: found only at Western slope of Tashan Hill
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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