Artzosuchus brachicephalus Efimov 1983 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Artzosuchidae

Full reference: M. B. Efimov. 1983. Obzor iskopayemykh krokodilov Mongolii [Overview of the fossil crocodiles of Mongolia]. Fossil Reptiles of Mongolia. Sovmestnaya Sovetsko-Mongol'skaya Paleontologicheskaya Ekspeditsiya, Trudy [The Joint Soviet-Mongolian Paleontological Expedition, Transactions] 24:76-95

Belongs to Artzosuchus according to G. W. Storrs and M. B. Efimov 2000

See also Efimov 1983

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: GIN PST 10/23, a partial skull (Partial skull and set of jaws). Its type locality is Udan-Sayr (PIN Loc. 3907) [MPE/SMPE], which is in a Campanian terrestrial sandstone/sandstone in the Djadokhta Formation of Mongolia.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Udan-Sayr (PIN Loc. 3907) [MPE/SMPE]

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