A crocodyliform specimen collected from the Late Jurassic Shangshaximiao Formation,Zigong, Sichuan Basin, China comprises a nearly complete skull, mandibles, most vertebrae, partial pectoral and pelvic girdles, most forelimbs and osteoderms. It represents a new species of Hsisosuchus, H. chowi sp. nov. Diagnostic features of the new species include a shallow longitudinal depression between nasals; a ridge along orbital margin of frontal; a faint ridge along suture between frontals; a distinct ridge along medial margin of supratemporal fossa; an anteromedian process of parietal wedging between posterior processes of frontals; ventral margin of jugal distinctly waved in lateral view; postorbital haying an angular anterolateral corner; posterolateral process of squamosal extraordinarily elongated and extending outwards, downwards and backwards, leading to lateral margin of squamosal distinctly arched medially; exoccipital not contacting its opposite on occipital condyle; a ventral median ridge of pterygoid originated from main body of pterygoid; and choana positioned anteriorly. The discovery of H. chowi increases not only the distribution but also the understanding of the specialized hsisosuchids.%记述了四川省自贡市汇东新区自贡市乳品厂发现的西蜀鳄一新种--周氏西蜀鳄(Hsisosuchus chowi sp.nov.).新种区别于西蜀鳄已知种的特征是:鼻骨后部沿缝合线有一浅的纵凹,额骨的眶缘向上凸起成嵴,沿额骨缝合线也隆起成一微弱的纵嵴,上颞窝的内侧缘向上凸起呈明显的嵴,顶骨具一前中突,侧视颧骨腹缘呈明显的波曲状,眶后骨前侧角约90°,鳞骨后侧突特别拉长,向侧下后方伸展,使鳞骨侧缘明显向内侧弓曲,左右外枕骨的枕髁部分不相接,翼骨的腹中嵴源于翼骨主体部分,内鼻孔位置比较靠前.此外,齿骨外面和夹板骨腹面具有发达的沟和嵴状雕饰,夹板骨参与下颌联合的部分比较长,肩胛片异常扩展,乌喙骨远端宽于近端,肱骨头增厚并强烈向内侧扩展,三角肌嵴发达,桡侧腕骨具发达的尺骨突,尺侧腕骨远端宽于近端,6列荐前部腹部骨板和3列尾部腹部骨板,也可能是周氏西蜀鳄的衍生特征,但这些性状在大山铺西蜀鳄中情况不明,有待更多的材料来证实.杨钟健、周明镇(1953)在建立西蜀鳄属之初就已注意到西蜀鳄是一种特化的鳄类,认为西蜀鳄不仅将原始特征和进步特征混存于一身,而且还具有一些一般鳄类所没有的独特性质.以此为基础,他们建立了西蜀鳄科.目前西蜀鳄类动物发现并不多,仅有1属2种,即重庆西蜀鳄和大山铺西蜀鳄,而且材料不完整,特别是头后骨骼保存不理想.周氏西蜀鳄的发现不仅扩大了西蜀鳄类的分布范围,而且还增加了我们对这一特化鳄类的认识.
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