Siquisiquesuchus venezuelensis Brochu and Rincón 2004 (crocodilian)

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

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