Saurosuchus galilei Reig 1959 (archosaur)

Reptilia - Loricata

Full reference: O. A. Reig. 1959. Primeros datos descriptivos sobre nuevos arcosaurios del Triásico de Ischigualasto (San Juan, Argentina). Rev. Asoc. Geol. Argentina 13(4):257-270

Belongs to Saurosuchus according to M. J. Trotteyn et al. 2011

See also Charig 1967, Nesbitt 2011, Parrish 1993 and Reig 1959

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: PVL 2062, a skull. Its type locality is Hoyada de Ischiqualasto, upper third, which is in a Carnian/Norian terrestrial horizon in the Ischigualasto Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of Argentina (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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