Planocrania hengdongensis Li 1984 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Crocodylia - Planocraniidae

Full reference: J. L. Li. 1984. A new species of Planocrania from Hengdong, Hunan. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 22(2):123-133

Belongs to Planocrania according to C. A. Brochu 2013

See also Li 1984

Sister taxon: Planocrania datangensis

Type specimen: IVPP V6074, a partial skull (An incomplete skull and lower jaw). Its type locality is Hengdong Basin, which is in a Paleocene terrestrial horizon in the Limuping Formation of China.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Hengdong Basin

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