Notosuchus terrestris Woodward 1896 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata

Full reference: A. S. Woodward. 1896. On two Mesozoic crocodilians from the red sandstones of the territory of Neuquen (Argentina Republic). Notosuchus (genus novum) and Cynodontosuchus (genus novum). Anales del Museo de La Plata. Paleontología Argentina 4:1-20

Belongs to Notosuchus according to P. L. Godoy et al. 2014

See also Bronzati et al. 2012, Fiorelli and Calvo 2008, Martinelli and Pais 2008, Montefeltro et al. 2011, Nascimento and Zaher 2010, Nobre and Carvalho 2006, Sertich and O'Connor 2014, Turner and Sertich 2010 and Woodward 1896

Sister taxon: Notosuchus lepidus

Type specimen: MLP no. 253, a skull. Its type locality is Boca del Sapo, which is in a Santonian terrestrial sandstone in the Bajo de la Carpa Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: planktonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Argentina (5 collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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