Sunosuchus shunanensis Fu et al. 2005 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Goniopholididae

Full reference: Q.-M. Fu, S.-Y. Ming, and G.-Z. Peng. 2005. A new species of Sunosuchus from Zigong, Sichuan, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 43(1):76-83

Belongs to Sunosuchus according to R. Schellhorn et al. 2009

Sister taxa: Sunosuchus junggarensis, Sunosuchus miaoi, Sunosuchus shartegensis

Type specimen: ZDM 3401, a skull. Its type locality is Dashanpu Dinosaur Quarry [lower], which is in a Bajocian/Oxfordian lacustrine sandstone/mudstone in the Shaximiao Formation of China.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Dashanpu Dinosaur Quarry [lower]

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