†Orthosuchus stormbergi Nash 1968 (crocodilian)
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Reptilia - Loricata - Notochampsidae
Full reference: D. Nash. 1968. A crocodile from the Upper Triassic of Lesotho. Jounal of Zoology, London 156:163-179
Belongs to Orthosuchus according to J. J. W. Sertich and P. M. O'Connor 2014
See also Bronzati et al. 2012, Ellenberger 1970 and Nesbitt 2011
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SAM-PK-K409, a skeleton. Its type locality is Orange River Valley, which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian terrestrial horizon in the Elliot Formation of Lesotho.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Lesotho (1 collection), South Africa (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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