Dinosuchus Gervais 1876 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Crocodylia - Alligatoridae

Full reference: P. Gervais. 1876. Crocodile gigantesque fossile au Brésil. Journal de Zoologie 5:232-236

Parent taxon: Alligatoridae according to B. Patterson 1936

Sister taxa: Alligatorinae, Caimaninae, Caimanoidea, Caimanosuchus, Eocenosuchus, Hispanochampsa, Lianghusuchus, Listrognathosuchus, Proalligator

Subtaxa: none

Type: Dinosuchus terror

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Aquidaban, Solimões Fm. (Miocene of Brazil)

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