Turcosuchus okani Jouve et al. 2019 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Hylaeochampsidae

Full reference: S. Jouve, V. Sarıgül, J.-S. Steyer and S. Sen. 2019. The first crocodylomorph from the Mesozoic of Turkey (Barremian of Zonguldak) and the dispersal of the eusuchians during the Cretaceous. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 17(2):111-128

Belongs to Turcosuchus according to S. Jouve et al. 2019

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: İTÜ-Z1, a mandible. Its type locality is Gelik area, which is in a Barremian terrestrial horizon in the İncigez Formation of Türkiye.

Ecology: planktonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Gelik area

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