Candidodon itapecuruense Carvalho and Campos 1988 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Candidodontidae

Full reference: I. d. S. Carvalho and D. d. A. Campos. 1988. Um mamífero triconodonte do Cretáceo Inferior do Maranhão, Brasil. Anais de Academia Brasileira de Ciências 60(4):437-446

Belongs to Candidodon according to Carvalho and Campos 1988

See also Bronzati et al. 2012

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MN 4154-V, a tooth (Molar tooth). Its type locality is BR-222 bridge, Itapecuru-Mirim, which is in an Aptian fluvial siltstone in the Itapecuru Formation of Brazil.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Brazil (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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