Reptilia - Loricata - Candidodontidae

Full reference: P. M. O'Connor, J. J. W. Sertich, N. J. Stevens, E. M. Roberts, M. D. Gottfried, T. L. Hieronymus, Z. A. Jinnah, R. Ridgely, S. E. Ngasala and J. Temba. 2010. The evolution of mammal-like crocodyliforms in the Cretaceous Period of Gondwana. Nature 466:748-751

Parent taxon: Candidodontidae according to J. C. Carvalho et al. 2025

See also Bronzati et al. 2012, Martin and de Lapparent de Broin 2016, Nicholl et al. 2021, O'Connor et al. 2010, Pol et al. 2014, Ruiz et al. 2021 and Sertich and O'Connor 2014

Sister taxa: Candidodon, Lavocatchampsa, Malawisuchus, Thilastikosuchus

Subtaxa: Pakasuchus kapilimai

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Locality RRBP 2007-04 (Cretaceous of Tanzania)

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