Kaprosuchus Sereno and Larsson 2009 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Mahajangasuchidae

Full reference: P. C. Sereno and H. C. E. Larsson. 2009. Cretaceous crocodyliformes from the Sahara. ZooKeys 28:1-143

Parent taxon: Mahajangasuchidae according to J. J. W. Sertich and P. M. O'Connor 2014

See also Bronzati et al. 2012, Pol et al. 2014, Sereno and Larsson 2009 and Turner and Sertich 2010

Sister taxa: Colhuehuapisuchus, Mahajangasuchus

Subtaxa: Kaprosuchus saharicus

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Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Iguidi (Cretaceous of Niger)

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