†Lorosuchus nodosus Pol and Powell 2011 (crocodilian)
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Reptilia - Loricata - Sebecidae
Full reference: D. Pol and J. E. Powell. 2011. A new sebecid mesoeucrocodylian from the Rio Loro Formation (Palaeocene) of north-western Argentina. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163:S7-S36
Belongs to Lorosuchus according to D. Pol and J. E. Powell 2011
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: PVL 6219, a partial skeleton (Almost complete skull found in articulation with the lower jaws and fragmentary postcranial remains). Its type locality is Rio Loro, Aguas Chiquitas, which is in a Paleocene fluvial sandstone in the Río Loro Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Rio Loro, Aguas Chiquitas
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