Shamosuchus major Efimov 1981 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Paralligatoridae

Belongs to Shamosuchus according to A. H. Turner 2015

Sister taxa: Shamosuchus djadochtaensis, Shamosuchus gradilifrons

Type specimen: PIN 3726/501, a partial skull (Partial skull). Its type locality is Khongil Tsav (PIN), which is in a Cenomanian/Santonian terrestrial horizon in the Baynshire Formation of Mongolia.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Shamosuchus major in the database

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