Ultrastenos willisi Stein et al. 2016 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Crocodylia

Full reference: M. Stein, S. J. Hand, and M. Archer. 2016. A new crocodile displaying extreme constriction of the mandible, from the late Oligocene of Riversleigh, Australia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 36:e1179041:1-9

Belongs to Ultrastenos according to M. Stein et al. 2016

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: QM F42665, a partial skull. Its type locality is D Site, which is in a Chattian fluvial-lacustrine limestone in the Carl Creek Limestone Formation of Australia.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Australia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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