Trochosaurus dirus Broom 1936 (therapsid)

Osteichthyes - Therocephalia - Lycosuchidae

Full reference: R. Broom. 1936. On the structure of the skull in the mammal-like reptiles of the suborder Therocephalia. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B, Biological Sciences Sciences 226(529):1-42

Belongs to Trochosaurus according to R. Broom 1936

Sister taxa: Trochosaurus acutus, Trochosaurus intermedius, Trochosaurus major

Ecology: planktonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Trochosaurus dirus in the database

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