Sebecus querejazus Buffetaut and Marshall 1991 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Sebecidae

Alternative combination: Zulmasuchus querejazui

Synonym: Sebecus carajazus Gasparini et al. 1993

Full reference: E. Buffetaut and L. G. Marshall. 1991. A new crocodilian, Sebecus querejazus, nov. sp. (Mesosuchia, Sebecidae) from the Santa Lucia Formation (Early Paleocene) at Vila Vila, Southern Bolivia. Revista Técnica de Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos 12(3-4):545-557

Belongs to Sebecus according to G. G. Bravo et al. 2021

See also Paolillo and Linares 2007 and Pol et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Sebecus ayrampu, Sebecus huilensis, Sebecus icaeorhinus

Type specimens:

  • Sebecus querejazus: MHNC P3701, a partial skull. Its type locality is Vila Vila, which is in a Danian terrestrial horizon in the Santa Lucía Formation of Bolivia.
  • Sebecus carajazus:

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Vila Vila

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