Diplocynodon levantinicum Huene and Nikoloff 1963 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Crocodylia

Belongs to Diplocynodon according to T. Massonne and M. Böhme 2022

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

Type specimen: NMNHS 31-1, a mandible. Its type locality is Nadeshda underground mine, which is in an Oligocene lacustrine claystone/siltstone in the Maritsa Formation of Bulgaria.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Bulgaria (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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