Acherontisuchus Hastings et al. 2011 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Dyrosauridae

Full reference: A. K. Hastings, J. I. Bloch, and C. A. Jaramillo. 2011. A new longirostrine dyrosaurid (Crocodylomorpha, Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Paleocene of north-eastern Colombia: biogeographic and behavioural implications for New-World Dyrosauridae. Palaeontology 54(5):1095-1116

Parent taxon: Hyposaurinae according to S. Jouve et al. 2021

See also Hastings et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Arambourgisuchus, Atlantosuchus, Congosaurus, Dorbignysuchus, Dyrosaurus, Hyposaurus, Hyposaurus paucidens, Luciasuchus, Rhabdognathus

Subtaxa: Acherontisuchus guajiraensis

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Type: Acherontisuchus guajiraensis

Ecology: amphibious piscivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Colombia (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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