Borealosuchus wilsoni Mook 1959 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata

Alternative combination: Leidyosuchus wilsoni

Synonym: Diplocynodon stuckeri Mook 1960

Full reference: C. C. Mook. 1959. A new species of fossil crocodile of the genus Leidyosuchus from the Green River Beds. American Museum Novitates 1933:1-6

Belongs to Borealosuchus according to M. Bronzati et al. 2012

See also Brochu 1997, Brochu 2000, Lucas and Sullivan 1986, Mook 1959, Mook 1960, Puértolas et al. 2011 and Wu et al. 2001

Sister taxa: Borealosuchus acutidentatus, Borealosuchus formidabilis, Borealosuchus griffithi, Borealosuchus sternbergii, Borealosuchus threeensis, Leidyosuchus riggsi

Type specimens:

  • Borealosuchus wilsoni: A.M.N.H. No. 7637, a skull (almost complete skull). Its type locality is Wamsutter (AMNH), which is in an Eocene lacustrine - large horizon in the Green River Formation of Wyoming.
  • Diplocynodon stuckeri: A.M.N.H. No. 6050, a mandible (anterior portion of left ramus of lower jaw). Its type locality is Leavitt Creek, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (2: Wyoming collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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