Tadzhikosuchus macrodentis Efimov 1982 (crocodile)

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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