Orthosuchus Nash 1968 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Notochampsidae

Full reference: D. Nash. 1968. A crocodile from the Upper Triassic of Lesotho. Jounal of Zoology, London 156:163-179

Parent taxon: Notochampsidae according to K. N. Dollman and J. M. Clark 2021

See also Bronzati et al. 2012, Buscalioni 2017, Ellenberger 1970, Fiorelli and Calvo 2008, Nesbitt 2011, Ortega et al. 2000, Pol and Norell 2004, Walker 1970, Wu et al. 1994, Wu et al. 1997 and Zaher et al. 2006

Sister taxon: Notochampsa

Subtaxa: Orthosuchus stormbergi

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Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Lesotho (1 collection), South Africa (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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