Shantungosuchus

Shantungosuchus
Temporal range: 129–110 Ma Early Cretaceous
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Archosauria
Clade: Pseudosuchia
Clade: Crocodylomorpha
Clade: Crocodyliformes
Clade: Mesoeucrocodylia
Clade: Shartegosuchoidea
Genus: Shantungosuchus
Yang, 1961
Species
  • S. chuhsienensis Young, 1961 (type)
  • S. hangjinensis Wu et al, 1994
  • S. brachycephalus Young, 1982

Shantungosuchus is an extinct genus of Early Cretaceous crocodyliform found in China. It includes three species: Shantungosuchus chuhsienensis and S. brachycephalus, which were both described by Yang Zhongjian – usually referred to as "Young" – in 1961 and 1982, and S. hangjinensis, which was described by Xiao-Chun Wu et al in 1994. S. chuhsienensis is the type for this genus.