Chrysochampsa Estes 1988 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Crocodylia - Alligatoridae

Full reference: R. Estes. 1988. Lower vertebrates from the Golden Valley Formation, Early Eocene of North Dakota. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 31(20):541-562

Parent taxon: Brachychampsini according to A. Cossette and D. Tarailo 2024

See also Estes 1988 and Lucas and Sullivan 2004

Sister taxa: Albertochampsa, Brachychampsa, Stangerochampsa

Subtaxa: none

Type: Chrysochampsa mlynarskii

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at White Butte/Turtle Valley (Eocene of North Dakota)

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