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
Belongs to Acherontisuchus according to A. K. Hastings et al. 2011
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UF ⁄ IGM 34, a partial skeleton (mostly complete mandible, four maxillary fragments, and two partial ribs). Its type locality is La Puente Pit, claystone layer underlying Coal Seam 85 (Cerrejón Coal Mine), which is in a Paleocene/Paleocene terrestrial claystone/coal in the Cerrejón Formation of Colombia.
Ecology: amphibious piscivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Colombia (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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