Eopneumatosuchus colberti Crompton and Smith 1980 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata

Full reference: A. W. Crompton and K. K. Smith. 1980. A new genus and species of crocodilian from the Kayenta Formation (Late Triassic?) of Northern Arizona. Aspects of Vertebrate History: Essays in Honor of Edwin Harris Colbert 193–217

Belongs to Eopneumatosuchus according to A. W. Crompton and K. K. Smith 1980

See also Bronzati et al. 2012

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MNA Pl. 2460, a partial skull. Its type locality is MCZ 79A/7, Eopneumatosuchus type locality, which is in a Sinemurian/Pliensbachian fluvial siltstone/sandstone in the Kayenta Formation of Arizona.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of United States (2: Arizona collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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