Class Sauropsida Family Simoedosauridae | Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | |
Similar Ikechosaurus, Tchoiria, Simoedosaurus, Lazarussuchus, Shokawa | ||
Liaoxisaurus is a genus of simodeosaurid choristodere, a type of crocodile-like aquatic reptile. It is known from a partial specimen found in Aptian-age Lower Cretaceous rocks of the Jiufotang Formation, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China. Liaoxisaurus was named in 2005 by Gao Chunling and colleagues. The type species is L. chaoyangensis.
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