| Qianosuchus Temporal range: Middle Triassic,
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauria |
| Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
| Clade: | Suchia |
| Clade: | Paracrocodylomorpha |
| Clade: | †Poposauroidea |
| Genus: | †Qianosuchus Li C. et al., 2006 |
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Qianosuchus is an extinct genus of aquatic poposauroid archosaur from the middle Triassic (Anisian) Guanling Formation of Pan County, China. It is represented by two nearly complete skeletons and a crushed skull preserved in the limestone. Qianosuchus was at least 3 metres long, and had several skeletal adaptations which indicate a semi-marine lifestyle, similar to modern-day saltwater crocodiles. These adaptations have not been seen in any other archosaur from the Triassic.[1][2]
- ^ Li, Chun; Wu, Xiao-chun; Cheng, Yen-nien; Sato, Tamaki; Wang, Liting (2006-04-01). "An unusual archosaurian from the marine Triassic of China". Naturwissenschaften. 93 (4): 200–206. Bibcode:2006NW.....93..200L. doi:10.1007/s00114-006-0097-y. ISSN 0028-1042. PMID 16538373. S2CID 29273715.
- ^ Nesbitt, S.J. (2011). "The early evolution of archosaurs: relationships and the origin of major clades". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 352: 1–292. doi:10.1206/352.1. hdl:2246/6112. S2CID 83493714.