Alternative combination: Leidyosuchus acutidentatus
Full reference: C. M. Sternberg. 1932. A new fossil crocodile from Saskatchewan. Canadian Field-Naturalist 46:128-133
Belongs to Borealosuchus according to M. Bronzati et al. 2012
See also Brochu 1997, Brochu 2000, Lucas and Sullivan 1986, Puértolas et al. 2011, Sternberg 1932 and Wu et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Borealosuchus formidabilis, Borealosuchus griffithi, Borealosuchus sternbergii, Borealosuchus threeensis, Borealosuchus wilsoni, Leidyosuchus riggsi
Type specimen: Geol. Surv. Can. No. 8544, a partial skeleton (skull, left dentary, part of right dentary, splenial, parts of anterior vertebrae, parts of left fore limb and dermal scutes). Its type locality is Southeast of Montague Lake, which is in a Danian terrestrial siltstone in the Ravenscrag Formation of Canada.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (1: New Mexico)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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