Species Classification: ‭ ‬Eosauropterygia.

Deinosuchus: Research Database Alligatoridae · Late Cretaceous (~82-73 MYA) · Western North America Research Note: Deinosuchus is the largest known crocodyliform, a giant alligator relative from the Late Cretaceous of North America. Known from fragments, it was enormous — comparable to the largest crocodylians that ever lived. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method Citation Impact … Read more

In Depth        Described in 2012, the original describers of Qianxisaurus described the holotype as a basal eosauropterygian. Further Reading – A new eosauropterygian (Diapsida, Sauropterygia) from the Triassic of China”. – Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32 (6): 1335 – Y. N. Cheng, X. C. Wu, T. Sato, H. Y. Shan – 2012.