Caryonosuchus pricei Kellner et al. 2011 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Sphagesauridae

Full reference: A. W. A. Kellner, D. A. Campos, D. Riff and M. B. Andrade. 2011. A new crocodylomorph (Sphagesauridae, Notosuchia) with horn-like tubercles from Brazil. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163:S57-S65

Belongs to Caryonosuchus according to A. W. A. Kellner et al. 2011

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: DGM 1411-R, a partial skull (Anterior portion of the skull and lower jaw). Its type locality is Presidente Prudente municipality, which is in a Campanian/Maastrichtian terrestrial horizon in the Adamantina Formation of Brazil.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Presidente Prudente municipality

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