Angistorhinus alticephalus Stovall and Wharton Jr. 1936 (archosaur)

Reptilia - Phytosauria - Parasuchidae

Full reference: J. W. Stovall and J. B. Wharton Jr. 1936. A new species of phytosaur from Big Spring, Texas. Journal of Geology 44(2):183-192

Belongs to Angistorhinus according to M. R. Stocker and R. J. Butler 2013

See also Lucas et al. 2002

Sister taxa: Angistorhinus aeolamnis, Angistorhinus grandis, Angistorhinus maximus, Angistorhinus parvus, Angistorhinus talainti

Type specimen: OMNH 733, a skull. Its type locality is Roy Lamb Ranch, which is in a Carnian/Norian terrestrial claystone in the Colorado City Formation of Texas.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Roy Lamb Ranch

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