Tarsomordeo winkleri Adams 2019 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Paralligatoridae

Full reference: T. L. Adams. 2019. Small terrestrial crocodyliform from the Lower Cretaceous (late Aptian) of central Texas and its implications on the paleoecology of the Proctor Lake dinosaur locality. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e1623226:1-15

Belongs to Tarsomordeo according to T. L. Adams 2019

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: SMU 76870, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is North Quarry/Camp Quarry, Proctor Lake Dinosaur Locality (SMU 001), which is in an Aptian floodplain claystone/siltstone in the Twin Mountains Formation of Texas.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at North Quarry/Camp Quarry, Proctor Lake Dinosaur Locality (SMU 001)

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