Machaeroprosopus tenuis Camp 1930 (archosaur)

Reptilia - Phytosauria - Parasuchidae

Alternative combination: Rutiodon tenuis

Belongs to Machaeroprosopus according to W. G. Parker et al. 2013

See also Gregory 1962 and Irmis 2005

Sister taxa: Machaeroprosopus andersoni, Machaeroprosopus buceros, Machaeroprosopus jablonskiae, Machaeroprosopus lottorum, Machaeroprosopus mccauleyi, Machaeroprosopus pristinus, Machaeroprosopus validus, Pseudopalatus maccauleyi, Redondasaurus gregorii, Redondasaurus bermani

Type specimen: Its type locality is Dry Creek Tank SE (UCMP V82040, PFV 55), which is in a Norian terrestrial horizon in the Chinle Formation of Arizona

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Dry Creek Tank SE (UCMP V82040, PFV 55)

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