Navajosuchus Mook 1942 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Crocodylia - Alligatoridae

Full reference: C. C. Mook. 1942. A new fossil crocodilian from the Paleocene of New Mexico. American Museum Novitates 1189:1-4

Parent taxon: Alligatorinae according to J. P. Rio and P. D. Mannion 2021

See also Carroll 1988, Farke et al. 2014, Martin and Buffetaut 2008, Martin and Lauprasert 2010, Massonne et al. 2019, Pinheiro et al. 2013, Puértolas et al. 2011 and Sullivan et al. 1988

Sister taxa: Alligator, Allognathosuchus

Subtaxa: Navajosuchus mooki

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Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (2: New Mexico collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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