Synonym: Prestosuchus loricatus Huene 1942
Full reference: F. v. Huene. 1942. Lieferungen 3/4. Pseudosuchia, Saurischia, Rhynchosauridae und Schlussabschnitt [Parts 3/4. Pseudosuchia, Saurischia, Rhynchosauridae, and Conclusions]. Die Fossilen Reptilien des Südamerikanischen Gondwanalandes. Ergebnisse der Sauriergrabungen in Südbrasilien 1928/29 [The Fossil Reptiles of South American Gondwanaland. Results of the Dinosaur Expeditions in southern Brazil 1928/29]. C. H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, München 161-332
Belongs to Prestosuchus according to L. Roberto-Da-Silva et al. 2018
See also Huene 1942, Nesbitt 2011 and Parrish 1993
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Prestosuchus chiniquensis: Its type locality is Sanga am Weg, Fundgruppe 34, which is in a Ladinian terrestrial horizon in the Santa Maria Formation of Brazil
- Prestosuchus loricatus: Its type locality is Cynodontier-Sanga, Fundgruppe 1045, Chiniquá, which is in a Ladinian terrestrial horizon in the Santa Maria Formation of Brazil.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Brazil (9 collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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