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Shansisuchus
Taxonomy
Shansisuchus was named by Young (1964). Its type is Shansisuchus shansisuchus. It is the type genus of Shansisuchidae.
It was assigned to Shansisuchidae by Young (1964), Kuhn (1966) and Cheng (1980); and to Erythrosuchidae by Charig (1967), Charig and Reig (1970), Cruickshank (1972), Charig and Sues (1976), Cruickshank (1978), Benton (1985), Carroll (1988) and Ezcurra (2016).
It was assigned to Shansisuchidae by Young (1964), Kuhn (1966) and Cheng (1980); and to Erythrosuchidae by Charig (1967), Charig and Reig (1970), Cruickshank (1972), Charig and Sues (1976), Cruickshank (1978), Benton (1985), Carroll (1988) and Ezcurra (2016).
Species
S. kuyeheensis, S. shansisuchus (syn. Fenhosuchus cristatus) (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1964 | Shansisuchus Young |
| 1966 | Shansisuchus Kuhn p. 72 |
| 1967 | Shansisuchus Charig p. 708 |
| 1970 | Shansisuchus Charig and Reig p. 165 |
| 1972 | Shansisuchus Cruickshank p. 116 |
| 1976 | Shansisuchus Charig and Sues p. 33 |
| 1978 | Shansisuchus Cruickshank |
| 1980 | Shansisuchus Cheng p. 133 |
| 1985 | Shansisuchus Benton p. 154 |
| 1988 | Shansisuchus Carroll |
| 2016 | Shansisuchus Ezcurra |
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G. †Shansisuchus Young 1964
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†Shansisuchus kuyeheensis Cheng 1980
†Shansisuchus shansisuchus Young 1964
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Invalid names: Fenhosuchus cristatus Young 1964 [synonym]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| C.-C. Young 1964 | Rather large Proterosuchia very similar in general features to the family Erythoruchidae of the super-family Proterosuchia represented by the single member Erythrosuchus, but differing from it by the presence of two preorbital vacuities and the absence of parietal foramen. The anterior preorbital vacuity extends partly below the nasal opening which is terminally situated. Teeth sub-thecodont. Lower jaw with distinct terminal thickening. Lateral opening present in lower jaw. No trace of the presence of intercentrum in post epistropheus vertebrae. Limbs comparatively slenderly built. |