Qianosuchus
Encyclopedia
Qianosuchus is an extinct genus
of aquatic archosaur
from the middle Triassic
(Anisian
) Guanling Formation
of Pan County
, China
. It is represented by two nearly complete skeletons and a crushed skull.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of aquatic archosaur
Archosaur
Archosaurs are a group of diapsid amniotes whose living representatives consist of modern birds and crocodilians. This group also includes all extinct non-avian dinosaurs, many extinct crocodilian relatives, and pterosaurs. Archosauria, the archosaur clade, is a crown group that includes the most...
from the middle Triassic
Triassic
The Triassic is a geologic period and system that extends from about 250 to 200 Mya . As the first period of the Mesozoic Era, the Triassic follows the Permian and is followed by the Jurassic. Both the start and end of the Triassic are marked by major extinction events...
(Anisian
Anisian
In the geologic timescale, the Anisian is the lower stage or earliest age of the Middle Triassic series or epoch and lasted from 245 million years ago until 237 million years ago, approximately...
) Guanling Formation
Guanling Formation
The Guanling Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation. Plesiosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from its strata....
of Pan County
Pan County
Pan County is a county of Guizhou, China. It is under the administration of Liupanshui city....
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. It is represented by two nearly complete skeletons and a crushed skull.
External links
- http://www.hmnh.org/archives/2006/04/16/triassic-archosaur-was-an-ancient-mariner/