Kentisuchus astrei Jouve 2016 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Crocodylia

Full reference: S. Jouve. 2016. A new basal tomistomine (Crocodylia, Crocodyloidea) from Issel (Middle Eocene; France): palaeobiogeography of basal tomistomines and palaeogeographic consequences. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 177:165-182

Belongs to Kentisuchus according to S. Jouve 2016

Sister taxon: Kentisuchus spenceri

Type specimen: MHNT.PAL.2010.0.49, a skull. Its type locality is Issel, which is in a Ypresian/Bartonian channel sandstone in the Sables du Castrais Formation of France.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Issel

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