†family Edentosuchidae Young 1973 (crocodilian)
Reptilia - Loricata - Edentosuchidae
Full reference: C.-C. Young. 1973. [A new fossil crocodile from Wuerho]. Reports of Paleontological Expedition to Sinkiang (II): Pterosaurian Fauna from Wuerho, Sinkiang. Memoirs of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology Academia Sinica 11:37-44
Parent taxon: Mesosuchia according to J. Li 1985
See also Carroll 1988 and Young 1973
Sister taxa: Congosauridae, Crocodileimidae, Metamesosuchia, Shamosuchidae, Theriosuchidae
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Edentosuchidae in the database