Lianghusuchus
Extinct genus of reptiles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lianghusuchus is an extinct monospecific genus of crocodilian. Fossils date back to the Eocene and have been found from Hunan, China.[1] The type species is Lianghusuchus hengyangensis, named in 1948.[2] It was originally considered a crocodile belonging to the family Crocodylidae, but was later considered a member of the alligator family Alligatoridae in a 1999 phylogenetic study by Christopher Brochu.[3]
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Lianghusuchus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Archosauromorpha |
Clade: | Archosauriformes |
Order: | Crocodilia |
Family: | Alligatoridae |
Genus: | †Lianghusuchus Young, 1948 |
Type species | |
†Lianghusuchus hengyangensis Young, 1948 |
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