Reptilia - Loricata - Shartegosuchidae
Full reference: J. M. Clark. 2011. A new shartegosuchid crocodyliform from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of western Colorado. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163:S152-S172
Belongs to Fruitachampsa according to J. J. W. Sertich and P. M. O'Connor 2014
See also Clark 2011
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: LACM 120455a, a partial skeleton (Skull lacking the ventral braincase and portions of the occiput and left temporal regions; and the anteriormost four cervical vertebrae). Its type locality is Jim's Place Quarry, FPA, which is in a Tithonian pond siliciclastic in the Morrison Formation of Colorado.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of United States (2: Colorado collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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