†Protosuchus haughtoni Busbey III and Gow 1984 (crocodilian)
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Reptilia - Loricata - Protosuchidae
Alternative combination: Baroqueosuchus haughtoni
Synonym: Lesothosuchus charigi Whetstone and Whybrow 1983
Full reference: A. B. Busbey III and C. E. Gow. 1984. A new protosuchian crocodile from the Upper Triassic Elliot Formation of South Africa. Palaeontologia Africana 25:127-149
Belongs to Protosuchus according to S. J. Nesbitt 2011
See also Busbey and Gow 1984, Gow 2000 and Whetstone and Whybrow 1983
Sister taxa: Protosuchus micmac, Protosuchus richardsoni
Type specimens:
- Protosuchus haughtoni: BP-1-4746. Its type locality is Farm Sunnyside (1178) (Upper Elliot), which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian terrestrial sandstone in the Elliot Formation of South Africa.
- Lesothosuchus charigi: BMNH R8503, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Lithipeng South (Red Beds of Stormberg Series), which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian terrestrial siliciclastic in the Elliot Formation of Lesotho.
Ecology: planktonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Lesotho (1 collection), South Africa (4)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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