†Sahitisuchus fluminensis Kellner et al. 2014 (crocodilian)
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Reptilia - Loricata - Sebecidae
Full reference: A. W. A. Kellner, A. E. P. Pinheiro, and D. A. Campos. 2014. A new sebecid from the Paleogene of Brazil and the crocodyliform radiation after the K–Pg boundary. PLoS ONE 9(1):e81386
Belongs to Sahitisuchus according to A. W. A. Kellner et al. 2014
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MCT 1730-R, a partial skeleton (Almost complete skull and lower jaw, proatlas, intercentrum, the axis and the 3rd cervical vertebra). Its type locality is São José Farm, which is in a Paleocene/Eocene fissure fill limestone in Brazil.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at São José Farm
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