Quinkana Molnar 1982 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Crocodylia

Full reference: R. E. Molnar. 1982. Pleistocene ziphodont crocodilians of Queensland. Records of the Australian Museum 33(19):803-834

Parent taxon: Mekosuchini according to J. Ristevski et al. 2022

See also Carroll 1988, Megirian 1994, Molnar 1982, Molnar et al. 2002, Rio and Mannion 2021, Willis 1993, Willis and Mackness 1996 and Willis et al. 1993

Sister taxa: Baru, Mekosuchus, Paludirex, Trilophosuchus, Volia

Subtaxa: Quinkana babarra Quinkana fortirostrum Quinkana meboldi Quinkana timara

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Type: Quinkana fortirostrum

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (7 collections)

• Pliocene of Australia (2)

• Miocene of Australia (2)

• Oligocene of Australia (1)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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