Oweniasuchus Woodward 1885 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Goniopholididae

Synonym: Brachydectes Owen 1879 [replaced name]

Parent taxon: Goniopholidae according to J. B. Delair 1958

See also Carroll 1988 and Salisbury 2002

Sister taxa: Amphicotylus, Anteophthalmosuchus, Calsoyasuchus, Coelosuchus, Denazinosuchus, Eutretauranosuchus, Goniopholinae, Goniopholis, Goniopholis tenuidens, Hulkepholis, Nannosuchus, Ophiussasuchus, Oweniasuchus lusitanicus, Pinaosuchus, Pliogonodon, Siamosuchus, Sunosuchus, Symptosuchus, Symptosuchus contortidens

Subtaxa: none

Type: Brachydectes major

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Oweniasuchus in the database

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