Chiayusuchus

Chiayusuchus is an extinct genus of stomatosuchid crocodylomorph. Fossils have been found from the Xinminbao Group in Gansu, China.[1] It existed during the Barremian and Aptian stages of the Early Cretaceous. It was in the same family as the large, flat-snouted crocodilian Stomatosuchus.[2]

Chiayusuchus
Temporal range: Barremian - Aptian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Sauropsida
Subclass:
Diapsida
Infraclass:
Archosauromorpha
Order:
Crocodilia
Family:
Stomatosuchidae
Genus:
Chiayusuchus

Bohlin, 1953
Species
  • C. cingulatus Bohlin, 1953(type)

References
  1. Bohlin, B. (1953). Fossil reptiles from Mongolia and Kansu. Reports from the Scientific Expedition to the North-western Provinces of China under Leadership of Dr. Sven Hedin. VI. Vertebrate Palaeontology 6. The Sino-Swedish Expedition Publication 37:1-113.
  2. Carroll, R. L. (1988). Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. WH Freeman and Company, New York ISBN 0-7167-1822-7


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