Hoplosuchus Gilmore 1926 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Protosuchidae

Full reference: C. W. Gilmore. 1926. A new aetosaurian reptile from the Morrison Formation of Utah. Annals of Carnegie Museum 16:325-348

Parent taxon: Protosuchidae according to A. D. Buscalioni 2017

See also Buscalioni and Sanz 1988, Carroll 1988, Gilmore 1926, Hay 1930 and Tennant et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Coloradisuchus, Dianosuchus, Edentosuchus, Hemiprotosuchus, Protosuchinae, Protosuchus

Subtaxa: Hoplosuchus kayi

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Type: Hoplosuchus kayi

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Dinosaur National Monument Quarry (CM) (Jurassic of Utah)

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