Litorosuchus

Litorosuchus
Temporal range: 241–235 Ma Ladinian (Middle Triassic)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Archosauromorpha
Clade: Archosauriformes
Genus: Litorosuchus
Li et al., 2016
Species:
L. somnii
Binomial name
Litorosuchus somnii
Li et al., 2016

Litorosuchus is a genus of armored, semiaquatic archosauriform reptile from the Middle Triassic of China, closely related to the morphologically similar Vancleavea. It contains one species, L. somnii.[1]

  1. ^ Li, C.; Wu, X.-C.; Zhao, L.-J.; Nesbitt, S.J.; Stocker, M.R.; Wang, L.-T. (2016). "A new armored archosauriform (Diapsida: Archosauromorpha) from the marine Middle Triassic of China, with implications for the diverse life styles of archosauriforms prior to the diversification of Archosauria". The Science of Nature. 103 (95): 95. Bibcode:2016SciNa.103...95L. doi:10.1007/s00114-016-1418-4. PMID 27830290. S2CID 11147562.