Full reference: J. R. Foster and M. G. Lockley. 1997. Probable crocodilian tracks and traces from the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic) of eastern Utah. Ichnos 5:121-129
Parent taxon: Crocodylia according to J. R. Foster and M. G. Lockley 2006
Sister taxa: Alligatoroidea, Amphicoelia, Archaeosuchidae, Asiatosuchus volgensis, Asiatosuchus zajsanicus, Asifcroco, Baharijodon, Batrachopodidae, Bottosaurus tuberculatus, Brachydectes major, Brachygnathosuchus, Brevirostres, Coelospondilia, Colossoemys, Colossoemys macrococcygeana, Crocodilus delucii, Crocodilus pristinus, Crocodylus sinhaleyus, Deinosuchus rugosus, Dijaquesopus, Dinosuchus terror, Diplocynodus sphenops, Emys quaternaria, Europaeosuchus, Gavialis dixoni, Gavialis papuensis, Gavialoidea, Isselosaurus, Isselosaurus doduni, Kuangyuanpus, Laiyangpus, Longirostres, Machinosaurus, Mehliella, Nihilichnus, Peipesuchus, Pinacosuchus, Planocraniidae, Pliosaurus phosphaticus, Pristichampsinae, Procoelia, Procrocodilia, Pyrenodon, Rhytisodon, Stenosaurus, Thecachampsa serrata, Thecachampsa squankensis, Tienosuchus, Trialestia, Zholsuchus
Subtaxa: Hatcherichnus sanjuanensis
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Australia (1 collection), United States (1: Utah)
• Jurassic of China (1), United States (3: Colorado, Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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