Reptilia - Loricata - Protosuchidae
Full reference: C.-C. Young. 1973. [A new fossil crocodile from Wuerho]. Reports of Paleontological Expedition to Sinkiang (II): Pterosaurian Fauna from Wuerho, Sinkiang. Memoirs of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology Academia Sinica 11:37-44
Parent taxon: Protosuchidae according to R. N. MartÃnez et al. 2018
See also Bronzati et al. 2012, Buscalioni 2017, Carroll 1988, Fiorelli and Calvo 2008, Li 1985, Nascimento and Zaher 2011, Pol et al. 2004 and Young 1973
Sister taxa: Coloradisuchus, Dianosuchus, Hemiprotosuchus, Hoplosuchus, Protosuchinae, Protosuchus
Subtaxa: Edentosuchus tienshanensis
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (3 collections)
• Jurassic of United States (3: Arizona)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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