†Tsoabichi Brochu 2010 (crocodilian)
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Reptilia - Crocodylia - Alligatoridae
Full reference: C. A. Brochu. 2010. A new alligatorid from the lower Eocene Green River Formation of Wyoming and the origin of caimans. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30(4):1109-1126
Parent taxon: Jacarea according to J. P. Rio and P. D. Mannion 2021
See also Brochu 2010, Brochu 2011, Hastings et al. 2013 and Pinheiro et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Acresuchus, Bottosaurus, Caiman, Melanosuchus, Necrosuchus, Paleosuchus, Protocaiman, Purussaurus
Subtaxa: Tsoabichi greenriverensis
Type: Tsoabichi greenriverensis
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Wyoming collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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