Coloradisuchus Martínez et al. 2018 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Protosuchidae

Full reference: R. N. Martínez, O. A. Alcober, and D. Pol. 2018. A new protosuchid crocodyliform (Pseudosuchia, Crocodylomorpha) from the Norian Los Colorados Formation, northwestern Argentina. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 38(4):e1491047:1-12

Parent taxon: Protosuchidae according to R. N. Martínez et al. 2018

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

Subtaxa: Coloradisuchus abelini

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Type: Coloradisuchus abelini

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at 5 km west of La Esquina (Triassic of Argentina)

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