†Mekosuchus inexpectatus Balouet and Buffetaut 1987 (crocodilian)
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Full reference: J.-C. Balouet and E. Buffetaut. 1987. Mekosuchus inexpectatus, n. g., n. sp., Crocodilien nouveau de l'Holocene de Nouvelle Caledonie [Mekosuchus inexpectatus, n.g., n.sp., a new Holocene crocdilian from New Caledonia]. Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences. Serie II 304(14):853-856
Belongs to Mekosuchus according to Balouet and Buffetaut 1987
Sister taxa: Mekosuchus kalpokasi, Mekosuchus sanderi, Mekosuchus whitehunterensis
Type specimen: MNHN NCP 06, a mandible
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of New Caledonia (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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