Diplocynodon kochi Venczel and Codrea 2022 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Crocodylia

Full reference: M. Venczel and V. A. Codrea. 2022. A new late Eocene alligatoroid crocodyliform from Transylvania. Comptes Rendus Paleovol 21(20):411-429

Belongs to Diplocynodon according to M. Venczel and V. A. Codrea 2022

Sister taxa: Crocodylus dalpiazi, Crocodylus monsvialensis, Diplocynodon buetikonensis, Diplocynodon darwini, Diplocynodon deponiae, Diplocynodon elavericus, Diplocynodon hantoniensis, Diplocynodon levantinicum, Diplocynodon muelleri, Diplocynodon plenidens, Diplocynodon ratelii, Diplocynodon remensis, Diplocynodon tormis, Diplocynodon ungeri

Type specimen: UBB V.1453, a skull (nearly complete skull). Its type locality is Cluj-Mănăștur (Cluj Limestone Fm.), which is in a Priabonian marine carbonate in the Cluj Limestone Formation of Romania.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Romania (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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