†Siquisiquesuchus venezuelensis Brochu and Rincón 2004 (crocodilian)
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Reptilia - Crocodylia - Gavialidae
Full reference: C. A. Brochu and A. D. Rincón. 2004. A gavialoid crocodylian from the Lower Miocene of Venezuela. Special Papers in Palaeontology 71:61-79
Belongs to Siquisiquesuchus according to D. Riff et al. 2010
See also Puértolas et al. 2011
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MBLUZ-P-5050, a skull (Nearly complete skull and lower jaws). Its type locality is Siquisique, which is in a Burdigalian shallow subtidal marl in the Castillo Formation of Venezuela.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Venezuela (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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