Siamosuchus phuphokensis 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

Belongs to Siamosuchus according to E. Puértolas-Pascual et al. 2015

See also Bronzati et al. 2012 and Lauprasert et al. 2007

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: PPC-1, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Phu Phok, which is in a Barremian wet floodplain siltstone in the Sao Khua Formation of Thailand.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Phu Phok

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