Full reference: J.-C. Balouet and E. Buffetaut. 1987. Mekosuchus inexpectatus, n. g., n. sp., Crocodilien nouveau de l'Holocene de Nouvelle Caledonie [Mekosuchus inexpectatus, n.g., n.sp., a new Holocene crocdilian from New Caledonia]. Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences. Serie II 304(14):853-856
Parent taxon: Mekosuchini according to J. Ristevski et al. 2022
See also Molnar et al. 2002, Rio and Mannion 2021 and Willis et al. 1993
Sister taxa: Baru, Paludirex, Quinkana, Trilophosuchus, Volia
Subtaxa: Mekosuchus inexpectatus Mekosuchus kalpokasi Mekosuchus sanderi Mekosuchus whitehunterensis
Type: Mekosuchus inexpectatus
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of New Caledonia (5 collections), Vanuatu (1)
• Miocene of Australia (2)
• Oligocene of Australia (3)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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