Burkesuchus mallingrandensis Novas et al. 2021 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata

Full reference: F. E. Novas, F. L. Agnolin, G. L. Lio, S. Rozadilla, M. Suárez, R. Cruz, I. S. Carvalho, D. Rubilar-Rogers, and M. P. Isasi. 2021. New transitional fossil from late Jurassic of Chile sheds light on the origin of modern crocodiles. Scientific Reports 11:14960

Belongs to Burkesuchus according to F. E. Novas et al. 2021

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: SGO.PV 17700, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Aysén, which is in a Tithonian fluvial-deltaic sandstone in the Toqui Formation of Chile.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Aysén

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