Dakotasuchus kingi Mehl 1941 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Pholidosauridae

Full reference: M. G. Mehl. 1941. Dakotasuchus kingi, a crocodile from the Dakota of Kansas. Journal of the Scientific Laboratories, Denison University 36(3):47-65

Belongs to Dakotasuchus according to J. A. Frederickson et al. 2017

See also Mehl 1941

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: KWU unnumbered, a partial skeleton (articulated partial skeleton missing the skull and limb elements). Its type locality is West of Salina, which is in a Cenomanian coastal sandstone in the Dakota Formation of Kansas.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (3: Kansas, Utah collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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