Nicrosaurus Fraas 1866 (archosaur)

Reptilia - Phytosauria - Parasuchidae

Synonyms: Cubicodon Jaeger 1828, Cylindricodon Jaeger 1828, Lophoprosopus Mehl 1915

Parent taxon: Pseudopalatinae according to M. R. Stocker and R. J. Butler 2013

See also Carroll 1988, Galton 1985, Hungerbühler 1998, Kuhn 1964, Kuhn 1966, Kuhn 1971, Long and Murry 1995, Mehl 1915 and Sereno 1991

Sister taxa: Machaeroprosopus, Mystriosuchus

Subtaxa: Nicrosaurus kapffi Nicrosaurus meyeri

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Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of Germany (10 collections), United States (1: New Mexico)

Total: 11 collections including 13 occurrences

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