Dinocephalosaurus
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| phylum | Chordata | Dinocephalosaurus (meaning "terrible-headed reptile") is a genus of long necked, aquatic protorosaur that inhabited the Triassic seas of China. The genus contains the type and only known species, D. orientalis, which was named by Chun Li in 2003. It was very large, attaining a maximum body length of up to 6 metres (20 ft), compared to a maximum of 5–6 m (16–20 ft) for Tanystropheus.
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| order | Protorosauria | |
| family | Trachelosauridae | |
| genus | Dinocephalosaurus | |
| Temporal range | Middle Triassic |
