Reptilia - Loricata - Sebecidae
Alternative combination: Langstonia huilensis
Full reference: W. Langston. 1965. Fossil crocodilians from Colombia and the Cenozoic history of the Crocodilia in South America. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 52:1-169
Belongs to Sebecus according to G. G. Bravo et al. 2021
See also Bronzati et al. 2012, Busbey 1986, Carvalho et al. 2011, Langston and Gasparini 1997, Paolillo and Linares 2007, Pol et al. 2014 and Riff et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Sebecus ayrampu, Sebecus icaeorhinus, Sebecus querejazus
Type specimen: UCMP 37877, a mandible (Anterior part of right dentay). Its type locality is Cebupithecia Cerro Gordo; Monkey Locality; UCMP V-4517, which is in a Laventan terrestrial claystone/sandstone in Colombia.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Colombia (3 collections), Peru (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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