Family Krokolithidae Kohring and Hirsch 1996 (crocodile eggshell)

Reptilia - Loricata - Krokolithidae

Full reference: R. Kohring and K. F. Hirsch. 1996. Crocodilian and avian eggshells from the Middle Eocene of the Geiseltal, Eastern Germany. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 16(1):67-80

Parent taxon: Crocodyliformes according to K. Tanaka et al. 2011

See also Jackson and Varricchio 2010 and Kohring and Hirsch 1996

Sister taxa: Crocodilus blavieri, Crocodilus provencialis, Entradasuchus, Gobiosuchidae, Karatausuchus, Kemkemia, Kemkemia auditorei, Lisboasaurus, Lisboasaurus estesi, Mesoeucrocodylia, Metasuchia, Microchampsa, Microchampsa scutata, Neuquensuchus, Platyognathus, Protosuchia, Protosuchidae, Shartegosuchoidea

Subtaxa: Bauruoolithus Krokolithes

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Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of France (1 collection)

• Cretaceous of Brazil (1), Canada (3: Alberta), France (1), Morocco (1), Spain (6), United States (2: Montana, New Mexico)

• Jurassic of Portugal (1)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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