†Tadzhikosuchus macrodentis Efimov 1982 (crocodile)
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Reptilia - Crocodylia - Crocodylidae
Synonyms: Tadzhikosuchus kizylkumensis Nesov et al. 1989, Tadzhikosuchus neutralis Efimov 1988
Full reference: M. B. Efimov. 1982. A two-fanged crocodile from the Upper Cretaceous in Tadzhikistan. Paleontological Journal 1982(4):103-104
Belongs to Tadzhikosuchus according to G. W. Storrs and M. B. Efimov 2000
See also Efimov 1982
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Tadzhikosuchus macrodentis: PIN 2399/457, a mandible (Left dentary). Its type locality is Kansai, FKA-7a, which is in a Santonian fluvial-deltaic horizon in the Yalovach Formation of Tajikistan.
- Tadzhikosuchus kizylkumensis: TsNIGRI 331/12457, a partial skull (Fragment of left dentary). Its type locality is Dzharakuduk II (general), which is in a Turonian/Turonian delta plain sandstone in the Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan.
- Tadzhikosuchus neutralis: PIN 2399/458, a partial skull (Fragment of right dentary).
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Tajikistan (1 collection), Uzbekistan (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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