Aegisuchus witmeri Holliday and Gardner 2012 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Aegyptosuchidae

Full reference: C. M. Holliday and N. M. Gardner. 2012. A new eusuchian crocodyliform with novel cranial integument and its significance for the origin and evolution of Crocodylia. PLoS One 7(1):e30471:1-13

Belongs to Aegisuchus according to C. M. Holliday and N. M. Gardner 2012

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: ROM 54530, a partial skull (Partial braincase with skull roof, temporal, and occipital regions). Its type locality is Aegisuchus witmeri type (PROXY), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial horizon in Morocco.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Aegisuchus witmeri type (PROXY)

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