Confractosuchus White et al. 2022 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata

Full reference: M. A. White, P. R. Bell, N. E. Campione, G. Sansalone, T. Brougham, J. J. Bevitt, R. E. Molnar, A. G. Cook, S. Wroe and D. A. Elliott. 2022. Abdominal contents reveal Cretaceous crocodyliforms ate dinosaurs. Gondwana Research

Parent taxon: Eusuchia according to M. A. White et al. 2022

See also Poropat et al. 2023

Sister taxa: Aegyptosuchidae, Albertosuchus, Allodaposuchidae, Cocodrylidae, Crocodylia, Dolichochampsidae, Heterosuchus valdensis, Hylaeochampsidae, Isisfordia, Paralligatoridae, Pristichampsus, Pristichampsus rollinati, Stromerosuchidae, Susisuchus, Wanosuchus

Subtaxa: Confractosuchus sauroktonos

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Type: Confractosuchus sauroktonos

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at "Chookie Site", Elderslie Station (AODL 0120) (Cretaceous of Australia)

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