Yanjisuchus is an extinct genus of paralligatorid neosuchian known from the Early Cretaceous Longjing Formation of Guizhou, China. It contains a single species, Y. longshanensis.[1]

Yanjisuchus
Temporal range: Albian,
101 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Archosauria
Clade: Pseudosuchia
Clade: Crocodylomorpha
Clade: Crocodyliformes
Family: Paralligatoridae
Genus: Yanjisuchus
Rummy et al., 2022
Type species
Yanjisuchus longshanensis
Rummy et al., 2022

References edit

  1. ^ Rummy, Paul; Wu, Xiao-Chun; Clark, James M.; Zhao, Qi; Jin, Chang-Zhu; Shibata, Masateru; Jin, Feng; Xu, Xing (2022). "A new paralligatorid (Crocodyliformes, Neosuchia) from the mid-Cretaceous of Jilin Province, northeastern China". Cretaceous Research. 129: 105018. Bibcode:2022CrRes.12905018R. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2021.105018. ISSN 0195-6671. S2CID 239651801.