Late Jurassic <i>Sunosuchus</i> (Crocodylomorpha, Neosuchia) from the Qigu Formation in the Junggar Basin (Xinjiang, China)

Late Jurassic <i>Sunosuchus</i> (Crocodylomorpha, Neosuchia) from the Qigu Formation in the Junggar Basin (Xinjiang, China)

Various bone fragments of the crocodylomorph <i>Sunosuchus</i> from the Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) Qigu Formation in the southern Junggar Basin (Xinjiang Province/China) can be assigned to a single specimen and comprise the occipital region of the skull, mandibular fragments, and few post...

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Main Authors: R. Schellhorn, D. Schwarz-Wings, M. W. Maisch, O. Wings
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2009-02-01
Series:Fossil Record
Online Access:http://www.foss-rec.net/12/59/2009/fr-12-59-2009.pdf
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spelling doaj-a16758f820eb424db037fbf8d86e46a52020-11-24T20:55:20ZengCopernicus PublicationsFossil Record2193-00662193-00742009-02-01121596910.5194/fr-12-59-2009Late Jurassic <i>Sunosuchus</i> (Crocodylomorpha, Neosuchia) from the Qigu Formation in the Junggar Basin (Xinjiang, China)R. Schellhorn0D. Schwarz-Wings1M. W. Maisch2O. Wings3Institut für Geowissenschaften, Universität Tübingen, Sigwartstraße 10, 72076 Tübingen, GermanyMuseum für Naturkunde Berlin, Invalidenstraße 43, 10115 Berlin, GermanyInstitut für Geowissenschaften, Universität Tübingen, Sigwartstraße 10, 72076 Tübingen, GermanyInstitut für Geowissenschaften, Universität Tübingen, Sigwartstraße 10, 72076 Tübingen, GermanyVarious bone fragments of the crocodylomorph <i>Sunosuchus</i> from the Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) Qigu Formation in the southern Junggar Basin (Xinjiang Province/China) can be assigned to a single specimen and comprise the occipital region of the skull, mandibular fragments, and few postcranial elements. The size of the reconstructed skull does not exceed 30 cm in length and 13 cm in width. After comparison with other <i>Sunosuchus</i> species, the generic diagnosis of the genus can be expanded with the character of a lobe-like and unsculptured posterolateral process of the squamosal. The specimen is the first evidence of a crocodylomorph from the Qigu Formation and extends the geographical and stratigraphical range of <i>Sunosuchus</i>. <br><br> doi:<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mmng.200800010" target="_blank">10.1002/mmng.200800010</a>http://www.foss-rec.net/12/59/2009/fr-12-59-2009.pdf
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D. Schwarz-Wings
M. W. Maisch
O. Wings
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D. Schwarz-Wings
M. W. Maisch
O. Wings
Late Jurassic <i>Sunosuchus</i> (Crocodylomorpha, Neosuchia) from the Qigu Formation in the Junggar Basin (Xinjiang, China)
Fossil Record
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D. Schwarz-Wings
M. W. Maisch
O. Wings
author_sort R. Schellhorn
title Late Jurassic <i>Sunosuchus</i> (Crocodylomorpha, Neosuchia) from the Qigu Formation in the Junggar Basin (Xinjiang, China)
title_short Late Jurassic <i>Sunosuchus</i> (Crocodylomorpha, Neosuchia) from the Qigu Formation in the Junggar Basin (Xinjiang, China)
title_full Late Jurassic <i>Sunosuchus</i> (Crocodylomorpha, Neosuchia) from the Qigu Formation in the Junggar Basin (Xinjiang, China)
title_fullStr Late Jurassic <i>Sunosuchus</i> (Crocodylomorpha, Neosuchia) from the Qigu Formation in the Junggar Basin (Xinjiang, China)
title_full_unstemmed Late Jurassic <i>Sunosuchus</i> (Crocodylomorpha, Neosuchia) from the Qigu Formation in the Junggar Basin (Xinjiang, China)
title_sort late jurassic <i>sunosuchus</i> (crocodylomorpha, neosuchia) from the qigu formation in the junggar basin (xinjiang, china)
publisher Copernicus Publications
series Fossil Record
issn 2193-0066
2193-0074
publishDate 2009-02-01
description Various bone fragments of the crocodylomorph <i>Sunosuchus</i> from the Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) Qigu Formation in the southern Junggar Basin (Xinjiang Province/China) can be assigned to a single specimen and comprise the occipital region of the skull, mandibular fragments, and few postcranial elements. The size of the reconstructed skull does not exceed 30 cm in length and 13 cm in width. After comparison with other <i>Sunosuchus</i> species, the generic diagnosis of the genus can be expanded with the character of a lobe-like and unsculptured posterolateral process of the squamosal. The specimen is the first evidence of a crocodylomorph from the Qigu Formation and extends the geographical and stratigraphical range of <i>Sunosuchus</i>. <br><br> doi:<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mmng.200800010" target="_blank">10.1002/mmng.200800010</a>
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