Adzhosuchus fuscus Efimov et al. 2000 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Shartegosuchidae

Alternative combination: Shartegosuchus fuscus

Full reference: M. B. Efimov, Y. M. Gubin, and S. M. Kurzanov. 2000. New primitive crocodile (Crocodylomorpha: Shartegosuchidae) from the Jurassic of Mongolia. Paleontological Journal 34:S238-S241

Belongs to Adzhosuchus according to M. B. Efimov et al. 2000

See also Buscalioni 2017

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: PIN 4174/5, a partial skull (Incomplete skull and mandible). Its type locality is Ulan Malgait Mtn. [Ulan Malgait Fm., bed 2] [SMPE], which is in a Tithonian terrestrial sandstone/siltstone in the Ulan Malgait Formation of Mongolia.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Ulan Malgait Mtn. [Ulan Malgait Fm., bed 2] [SMPE]

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