Listrognathosuchus multidentatus Mook 1930 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Crocodylia - Alligatoridae

Alternative combinations: Diplocynodon multidentatus, Leidyosuchus multidentatus

Full reference: C. C. Mook. 1930. A new species of crocodilian from the Torrejon beds. American Museum Novitates 447:1-11

Belongs to Listrognathosuchus according to C. A. Brochu 1997

See also Lucas and Sullivan 1986, Mook 1930 and Sullivan and Lucas 1986

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Amer. Mus. No. 5179, a partial skeleton (lower jaw and postcrania). Its type locality is Torrejon Arroyo, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in New Mexico.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Torrejon Arroyo

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