Brillanceausuchus babouriensis Michard et al. 1990 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Paralligatoridae

Full reference: J.-G. Michard, F. de Broin, M. Brunet and J. Hell. 1990. Le plus ancien crocodilien néosuchien spécialisé à caractères “eusuchiens” du continent Africain (Crétacé inférieur, Cameroun). Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences Paris, Série II 311:365-371

Belongs to Brillanceausuchus according to Michard et al. 1990

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: BBR 201, a partial skeleton (skull and partial skeleton). Its type locality is Babouri Village, which is in a Valanginian/Barremian terrestrial horizon in Cameroon.

Ecology: planktonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Babouri Village

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