Mekosuchus sanderi Willis 2001 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Crocodylia

Full reference: P. M. A. Willis. 2001. New crocodilian material from the Miocene of Riversleigh (northwestern Queensland, Australia). Crocodilian Biology and Evolution 64-74

Belongs to Mekosuchus according to Willis 2001

Sister taxa: Mekosuchus inexpectatus, Mekosuchus kalpokasi, Mekosuchus whitehunterensis

Type specimen: QMF 31188, a maxilla. Its type locality is Ringtail Site, which is in a Langhian/Serravallian fluvial horizon in Australia.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Ringtail Site

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