Redescription of Turfanosuchus dabanensis (Archosauriformes) and new information on its phylogenetic relationships

The skeleton of the archosauriform Turfanosuchus dabanensis Young, 1973 is redescribed on the basis of further preparation. For the first time a set o f derived features is recognised for diagnosing this species. Re-examinatio n of the specimen reveals the presence of palatal teeth in the pterygoid; t he ventral entrance of the internal carotid arteries posterior to the basip terygoid processes; the calcaneal tuber shaft taller than broad; the absenc e of flaring of the distal end of the calcaneal tuber; the calcaneal tuber shaft convex laterally and concave medially; and the tibial facet on the as tragalus simply concave. These features are strongly indicative that T. dab anensis is not a suchian and not even a crurotarsan, which sharply contrast s with its recently-proposed basal suchian status.