Sabinosuchus Schiller II et al. 2016 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Pholidosauridae

Full reference: T. A. Schiller II, H. G. Porras-Muzquiz, and T. M. Lehman. 2016. Sabinosuchus coahuilensis, a new dyrosaurid crocodyliform from the Escondido Formation (Maastrichtian) of Coahuila, Mexico. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 36(6):e1222586:1-9

Parent taxon: Pholidosauridae according to S. Jouve et al. 2021

See also Jouve and Jalil 2020 and Schiller et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Anglosuchus, Chalawan, Dakotasuchus, Meridiosaurus, Oceanosuchus, Petrosuchus, Pholidosaurus, Sarcosuchus, Terminonaris, Woodbinesuchus, Rhabdosaurus

Subtaxa: Sabinosuchus coahuilensis

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Type: Sabinosuchus coahuilensis

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at El Rancho Soledad shale bed (Cretaceous of Mexico)

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