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Dianchungosaurus
Taxonomy
Dianchungosaurus was named by Young (1982). Its type is Dianchungosaurus lufengensis.
It was considered a nomen dubium by Weishampel and Witmer (1990); it was considered a nomen dubium by Norman et al. (2004).
It was assigned to Tianchungosauroidea by Zhao (1983); to Heterodontosauridae by Young (1982), Carroll (1988) and Dong (1992); and to Mesoeucrocodylia by Barrett and Xu (2005) and Irmis and Knoll (2008).
It was considered a nomen dubium by Weishampel and Witmer (1990); it was considered a nomen dubium by Norman et al. (2004).
It was assigned to Tianchungosauroidea by Zhao (1983); to Heterodontosauridae by Young (1982), Carroll (1988) and Dong (1992); and to Mesoeucrocodylia by Barrett and Xu (2005) and Irmis and Knoll (2008).
Species
D. lufengensis (type species)
Sister genera
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1982 | Dianchungosaurus Young p. 38 |
| 1983 | Tianchungosaurus Zhao p. 302 |
| 1988 | Dianchungosaurus Carroll |
| 1992 | Dianchungosaurus Dong p. 165 |
| 2005 | Dianchungosaurus Barrett and Xu p. 984 |
| 2008 | Dianchungosaurus Irmis and Knoll p. 122 |
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