†Baru iylwenpeny Yates et al. 2023 (crocodilian)
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Full reference: A. M. Yates, J. Ristevski, and S. W. Salisbury. 2023. The last Baru (Crocodylia, Mekosuchinae): a new species of ‘cleaver-headed crocodile’ from central Australia and the turnover of crocodylians during the Late Miocene in Australia. Papers in Palaeontology 9(5):e1523
Belongs to Baru according to A. M. Yates et al. 2023
Sister taxa: Baru darrowi, Baru huberi, Baru wickeni
Type specimen: NTM P7070, a skull. Its type locality is Alcoota Scientific Reserve, which is in a Miocene crevasse splay siltstone in the Waite Formation of Australia.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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