Youngosuchus is an extinct genus of pseudosuchian from the Middle Triassic of China. The only species in the genus, Y. sinensis, was once though to be a species of the genus Vjushkovia, a junior synonym of Garjainia. Recent studies currently classify it as a "rauisuchian"-grade pseudosuchian unrelated to Garjainia.
Youngosuchus Temporal range: Middle Triassic | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Sauropsida |
Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
Clade: | Loricata |
Genus: | †Youngosuchus Kalandadze & Sennikov, 1985 |
Type species | |
Vjushkovia sinensis Young, 1973 |