Species: changchiawaensis YANG, 1982
Etymology:

Holotype: IVPP V 4730

Locality: Zhangjiawa, Lufeng, Yunnan Province, China.

Horizon: Lufeng Formation, Dark red beds.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Sinemurian Stage, Middle Lias Epoch, Middle Early Jurassic.

Material: Skull missing anterior tip.

Dianosuchus changchiawaensis (modified form Yang, 1982).