Machimosaurus rex Fanti et al. 2016 (marine crocodile)

Reptilia - Loricata - Machimosauridae

Full reference: F. Fanti, T. Miyashita, L. Cantelli, F. Mnasri, J. Dridi, M. Contessi, and A. Cau. 2016. The largest thalattosuchian (Crocodylomorpha) supports teleosaurid survival across the Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary. Cretaceous Research

Belongs to Machimosaurus according to F. Fanti et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Machimosaurus buffetauti, Machimosaurus hugii, Machimosaurus mosae, Machimosaurus nowackianus

Type specimen: ONM NG NG 1-25, 80, 81, and 83-87, a partial skeleton (Partial skull and vertebrae). Its type locality is Touil el Mhahir (Douiret), which is in a Hauterivian/Barremian marginal marine sandstone/claystone in the Douiret Formation of Tunisia.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Tunisia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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