†Kentisuchus spenceri Buckland 1836
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Alternative combination: Crocodilus spenceri
Synonyms: Crocodilus champsoides Owen 1849, Crocodilus toliapicus Owen 1849, Kentisuchus champsoides Owen 1849, Kentisuchus toliapicus Owen 1849
Belongs to Kentisuchus according to S. Jouve 2016
See also Brochu 2007, Mook 1955, Owen 1842, Puértolas et al. 2011 and Swinton 1934
Sister taxon: Kentisuchus astrei
Type specimens:
- Kentisuchus spenceri: BMNH 19633, a partial skull (partial skull). Its type locality is Isle of Sheppey Crocodilus spenceri type, which is in a Ypresian marine claystone in the London Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.
- Crocodilus champsoides: BMNH 38975, a partial skull (partial skull).
- Crocodilus toliapicus: BMNH R1753, a skull (skull and jaws).
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (1 collection), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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