†unranked clade Planocraniidae Li 1976 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Crocodylia - Planocraniidae

Alternative spelling: Planocranidae

Full reference: J. L. Li. 1976. Fossils of Sebecosuchia discovered from Nanxiong, Guangdong. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 14(3):169-173

Parent taxon: Crocodylia according to J. P. Rio and P. D. Mannion 2021

See also Brochu 2013, Darlim et al. 2022 and Li 1976

Sister taxa: Alligatoroidea, Amphicoelia, Archaeosuchidae, Asiatosuchus volgensis, Asiatosuchus zajsanicus, Asifcroco, Baharijodon, Batrachopodidae, Borealosuchus, Bottosaurus tuberculatus, Brachydectes major, Brachygnathosuchus, Brevirostres, Coelospondilia, Colossoemys, Colossoemys macrococcygeana, Crocodilus delucii, Crocodilus pristinus, Crocodylus sinhaleyus, Deinosuchus rugosus, Dijaquesopus, Dinosuchus terror, Diplocynodus sphenops, Emys quaternaria, Europaeosuchus, Gavialis dixoni, Gavialis papuensis, Gavialoidea, Hatcherichnus, Isselosaurus, Isselosaurus doduni, Kuangyuanpus, Laiyangpus, Longirostres, Machinosaurus, Mehliella, Nihilichnus, Peipesuchus, Pinacosuchus, Pliosaurus phosphaticus, Pristichampsinae, Procoelia, Procrocodilia, Pyrenodon, Rhytisodon, Stenosaurus, Thecachampsa serrata, Thecachampsa squankensis, Tienosuchus, Trialestia, Zholsuchus

Subtaxa: Boverisuchus Duerosuchus Planocrania

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Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Germany (1 collection), Spain (1), United States (18: Oregon, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)

• Paleocene of China (2), Germany (1)

Total: 23 collections including 24 occurrences

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