Monjurosuchus splendens is the first formally named fossil reptile taxon from the Lower Cretaceous in western Liaoning Province.The definite meaning of the name Monjurosuchus splendens was not explained by the original author,which caused several different Chinese translated names of this taxon.Its systematic position had also been in dispute for more than a half century,until it was correctly assigned to the Order Choristodera in 2000.In the present paper,a new Chinese translated name of this taxon is suggested,and the research history on the systematic position of this fossil reptile is briefly reviewed and discussed.Methods:About the revised Chinese name of Monjurosuchus splendens,the writer checks the original meaning about the generic name in the Japanese abstract attached with the first research paper published in English,and the literal sense of the specific name.On the systematic position of this reptile,the writer reviews the research history and confirms the main characters of both Monjurosuchus splendens and another reptile taxon“Rhynchosaurus orientalis”.Results:In the generic name“Monjuro”refers to “Manchoukuo”according to the Japanese abstract of the original paper published in English in 1940.The species name “splendens” in Latin is just one word, meaning “splendid”;on the contrary,it does not consist of two words“splen-”(different from“sphen-”or“sphaen-”) and“dens”.Since 2000,Monjurosuchus splendens has been correctly regarded as a choristodere.And it has been accepted that“Rhynchosaurus orientalis”is the same animal as Monjurosuchus splendens.Conclusions:A new Chinese name“华丽满洲鳄”for Monjurosuchus splendens is proposed here instead of“楔齿满洲鳄”.The viewpoint is strengthened that this taxon should be classified within Family Monjurosuchidae,Order Choristodera,and that“Rhynchosaurus orientalis”is a synonym of Monjurosuchus splendens.