Phyllodontosuchus lufengensis Harris et al. 2000 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata

Full reference: J. D. Harris, S. G. Lucas, J. W. Estep and J. Li. 2000. A new and unusual sphenosuchian (Archosauria: Crocodylomorpha) from the Lower Jurassic Lufeng Formation, People's Republic of China. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Abhandlungen 215:47-68

Belongs to Phyllodontosuchus according to R. B. Irmis et al. 2013

See also Harris et al. 2000

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: BVP 568-L12, a skull. Its type locality is Laozufen, Dawa, which is in a Sinemurian terrestrial horizon in the Lufeng Formation of China.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Laozufen, Dawa

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