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Liaoxisaurus is a genus of simodeosaurid choristodere, a type of crocodile-like aquatic reptile. It is known from a partial specimen found in Aptian-age Lower Cretaceous rocks of the Jiufotang Formation, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China. "Liaoxisaurus" was named in 2005 by Gao Chunling, Lü Junchang, and colleagues. The type species is "L. chaoyangensis".