Iberosuchus macrodon Antunes 1975 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata

Full reference: M. T. Antunes. 1975. Iberosuchus, crocodile Sebecosuchien nouveau, l’Eocène ibérique au nord de la Chaîne central, et l’origine du canyon de Nazare. Comunicaçoes dos Servicos Geologicos de Portugal 59:285-330

Belongs to Iberosuchus according to J. J. W. Sertich and P. M. O'Connor 2014

See also Bronzati et al. 2012, Montefeltro et al. 2011 and Turner and Sertich 2010

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MG, a partial skull (Anterior portion of a skull). Its type locality is Vale Furado, which is in a Lutetian/Bartonian terrestrial sandstone in the Feligueira Grande Formation of Portugal.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Portugal (1 collection), Spain (4)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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