Vectisuchus leptognathus Buffetaut and Hutt 1980 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata

Full reference: E. Buffetaut and S. Hutt. 1980. Vectisuchus leptognathus, n. g. n. sp., a slender-snouted goniopholid crocodilian from the Wealden of the Isle of Wight . Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Monatshefte 7:385-390

Belongs to Vectisuchus according to J. E. Martin et al. 2016

See also Bronzati et al. 2012 and Buffetaut and Hutt 1980

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: SMNS 50984, a partial skeleton (Partial skeleton including skull and lower jaw). Its type locality is Barnes High locality (Wealden), which is in a Barremian/Aptian coastal mudstone in the Vectis Formation of the United Kingdom.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Barnes High locality (Wealden)

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