Reptilia - Phytosauria - Parasuchidae
Alternative combination: Pseudopalatus mccauleyi
Belongs to Machaeroprosopus according to A. Hungerbühler et al. 2013
See also Irmis 2005, Parker et al. 2013, Stocker 2010 and Stocker and Butler 2013
Sister taxa: Machaeroprosopus andersoni, Machaeroprosopus buceros, Machaeroprosopus jablonskiae, Machaeroprosopus lottorum, Machaeroprosopus pristinus, Machaeroprosopus tenuis, Machaeroprosopus validus, Redondasaurus bermani, Redondasaurus gregorii, Pseudopalatus maccauleyi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Dry Creek Tank SE (UCMP V82040, PFV 55), which is in a Norian terrestrial horizon in the Chinle Formation of Arizona
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of United States (4: Arizona, New Mexico collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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