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Hsisosuchus chungkingensis

Reptilia - Shartegosuchidae

Taxonomy
Hsisosuchus chungkingensis was named by Young and Chow (1953). Its type specimen is IVPP V703-V704, a partial skeleton (skull and dermal scutes), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tatienwan building foundation, Fotoukwan, which is in a Jurassic terrestrial horizon in China. It is the type species of Hsisosuchus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Hsisosuchus chungkingensis Young and Chow
1967Hsisosuchus chungkingensis Charig p. 712
1994Hsisosuchus chungkingensis Li et al.
2012Hsisosuchus chungkingensis Bronzati et al.
2014Hsisosuchus chungkingensis Sertich and O'Connor

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
RankNameAuthor
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
SuchiaKrebs 1974
Paracrocodylomorpha
Loricata(Merrem 1820)
Crocodylomorpha()
Solidocrania
suborderCrocodyliformes
Shartegosuchoidea
familyShartegosuchidaeEfimov 1988
genusHsisosuchus
specieschungkingensis

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.

Hsisosuchus chungkingensis Young and Chow 1953
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:45
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:45
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Jurassic or 163.50000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Jurassic163.5 - 145.0China (Sichuan) Hsisosuchus chungkingensis (type locality: 131872 140274)