Crocodylus moreletii Dumeril and Bibron 1851 (Morelet's crocodile)

Reptilia - Crocodylia - Crocodylidae

Alternative combinations: Crocodilus moreletii, Crocodylus moreletti

Belongs to Crocodylus according to W. E. Miller 1980

See also Dunkle 1935 and Lang and Guilette 2002

Sister taxa: Crocodilus (Ichthyosuchus), Crocodilus antiquus, Crocodilus biporcatus, Crocodilus ebertsi, Crocodilus ziphodon, Crocodylus (Leptorhynchus), Crocodylus acer, Crocodylus acutus, Crocodylus affinis, Crocodylus americanus, Crocodylus anthropophagus, Crocodylus aptus, Crocodylus bambolii, Crocodylus caralitanus, Crocodylus chamensis, Crocodylus checchiai, Crocodylus elliotti, Crocodylus falconensis, Crocodylus gariepensis, Crocodylus gaudense, Crocodylus grypus, Crocodylus halli, Crocodylus heterodon, Crocodylus intermedius, Crocodylus johnstoni, Crocodylus megarhinus, Crocodylus mindorensis, Crocodylus niloticus, Crocodylus niloticus kaisensis, Crocodylus novaeguineae, Crocodylus palaeindicus, Crocodylus palustris, Crocodylus parvus, Crocodylus polyodon, Crocodylus porosus, Crocodylus raninus, Crocodylus rhombifer, Crocodylus siamensis, Crocodylus solaris, Crocodylus stavelianus, Crocodylus subulatus, Crocodylus suchus, Crocodylus sulciferus, Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni, Crocodylus wheelerii, Crocodylus ziphodon, Limnosaurus

Subtaxa: Crocodilus moreletii barnumbrowni

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Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Treasure Island (Quaternary of Guatemala)

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