Genus: Qianosuchus LI, WU, CHENG, SATO & WANG, 2006
Etymology: 'Qian", Chinese abbreviation of Guizhou Province, and Greek,
suchos,
"crocodile."
Species: mixtus LI, WU, CHENG, SATO & WANG, 2006
Etymology: The specific name is referred to the combination of aquatic and
terrestrial features in the archosaurian.
Holotype: IVPP V 12899
Locality: Xinmin, Panxian County, Guizhou Province, Southern China.
Horizon: Upper Member, Guanlin Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Anisian Stage, Lower Mid Triassic Epoch, Middle Triassic.
Material: Skull with distal part of forelimbs and posterior end of tail missing.
Paratype: IVPP V14300: Nearly complete skull and mandible and incomplete skeleton.
Referred material:
NMNS 000408/F003877: Incomplete skull.