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Dianosuchus changchiawaensis

Reptilia - Protosuchidae

Taxonomy
Dianosuchus changchiawaensis was named by Young (1982). Its type specimen is IVPP V4730, V7210, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Zhangjiawa, which is in a Sinemurian terrestrial horizon in the Lufeng Formation of China. It is the type species of Dianosuchus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Dianosuchus changchiawaensis Young p. 26 figs. 1-3; Pl. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
—SuchiaKrebs 1974
—Paracrocodylomorpha
—Loricata(Merrem 1820)
—Crocodylomorpha()
—Solidocrania
suborderCrocodyliformes
familyProtosuchidae
genusDianosuchus
specieschangchiawaensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:45
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:45
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Sinemurian or 199.50000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9China (Yunnan) Dianosuchus changchiawaensis (type locality: 137128)