†Machaeroprosopus tenuis Camp 1930 (archosaur)
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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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