Reptilia - Loricata - Protosuchidae
Full reference: H.-D. Sues, N. H. Shubin, P. E. Olsen and W. W. Amarel. 1996. On the cranial structure of a new protosuchid (Archosauria: Crocodyliformes) from the McCoy Brook Formation (Lower Jurassic) of Nova Scotia, Canada. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 16(1):34-41
Belongs to Protosuchus according to H.-D. Sues et al. 1996
Sister taxa: Protosuchus haughtoni, Protosuchus richardsoni
Type specimen: NSM 988GF7.1, a mandible (Right dentary). Its type locality is Wasson Bluff, site E, which is in a Hettangian alluvial fan sandstone/mudstone in the McCoy Brook Formation of Canada.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Canada (6: Nova Scotia collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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