Knoetschkesuchus Schwarz et al. 2017 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Atoposauridae

Full reference: D. Schwarz, M. Raddatz, and O. Wings. 2017. Knoetschkesuchus langenbergensis gen. nov. sp. nov., a new atoposaurid crocodyliform from the Upper Jurassic Langenberg Quarry (Lower Saxony, northwestern Germany), and its relationships to Theriosuchus. PLoS ONE 12(2):e0160617:1-47

Parent taxon: Atoposauridae according to D. Schwarz et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Alligatorellus, Alligatorium, Aprosuchus, Atoposaurus, Sabresuchus, Theriosuchus, Varanosuchus

Subtaxa: Knoetschkesuchus guimarotae Knoetschkesuchus langenbergensis

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Type: Knoetschkesuchus langenbergensis

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Germany (1 collection), Portugal (3)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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