†Aphaurosuchus kaiju Martins et al. 2024 (crocodilian)
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Reptilia - Loricata - Baurusuchidae
Full reference: K. C. Martins, M. V. Queiroz, J. V. Ruiz, M. C. Langer, and F. C. Montefeltro. 2024. A new Baurusuchidae (Notosuchia, Crocodyliformes) from the Adamantina Formation (Bauru Group, Upper Cretaceous), with a revised phylogenetic analysis of Baurusuchia. Cretaceous Research 153:105680
Belongs to Aphaurosuchus according to K. C. Martins et al. 2024
Sister taxon: Aphaurosuchus escharafacies
Type specimen: LPRP/USP 0624, a partial skull. Its type locality is 9.6 km south of Jales, which is in a Campanian/Maastrichtian terrestrial horizon in Brazil.
Ecology: planktonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at 9.6 km south of Jales
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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