Siamosuchus Lauprasert et al. 2007 (Siam crocodile)

Reptilia - Loricata - Goniopholididae

Full reference: K. Lauprasert, G. Cuny, E. Buffetaut, V. Suteethorn, and K. Thirakhupt. 2007. Siamosuchus phuphokensis, a new goniopholidid from the Early Cretaceous (ante-Aptian) of northeastern Thailand. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France 178(3):201-216

Parent taxon: Goniopholidae according to J. E. Martin and E. Buffetaut 2012

See also Andrade et al. 2011, Bronzati et al. 2012 and Lauprasert et al. 2007

Sister taxa: Amphicotylus, Anteophthalmosuchus, Calsoyasuchus, Coelosuchus, Denazinosuchus, Eutretauranosuchus, Goniopholinae, Goniopholis, Goniopholis tenuidens, Hulkepholis, Nannosuchus, Ophiussasuchus, Oweniasuchus, Oweniasuchus lusitanicus, Pinaosuchus, Pliogonodon, Sunosuchus, Symptosuchus, Symptosuchus contortidens

Subtaxa: Siamosuchus phuphokensis

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Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Phu Phok (Cretaceous of Thailand)

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