†Sokotosuchus ianwilsoni Halstead 1975 (crocodilian)
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Reptilia - Loricata - Dyrosauridae
Full reference: L. B. Halstead. 1975. Sokotosuchus ianwilsoni n. g., g. sp., a new teleosaur crocodile from the Upper Cretaceous of Nigeria. Journal of Mining and Geology 11(1-2):101-103
Belongs to Sokotosuchus according to L. B. Halstead 1975
See also Bronzati et al. 2012
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: University of Ife, Natural History Museum, P.1, a skull. Its type locality is Gilbedi Hills, Rima River, which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial shale in the Dukamaje Formation of Nigeria.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution: found only at Gilbedi Hills, Rima River
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