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QIANOSUCHUS
(kwe-an-o-soo-kus)
Qianosuchus
Named By: C. Li, X. inC. Wu, Y. Cheng, T. Sato & L. Wang in 2006
Time Period: Middle Triassic, Anisian
Location: China - Guanling Formation
Size: Estimated about 3.1 meters long
Diet: Piscivore
Fossil(s): Almost complete and articulated skull and skeleton
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Rauisuchia | Paracrocodylomorpha | Poposauridae |
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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.

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