Tewkensuchus Bravo et al. 2025 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata

Full reference: G. G. Bravo, D. Pol, J. M. Leardi, J. M. Krause, C. S. C. Nicholl, G. Rougier, and P. D. Mannion. 2025. A new notosuchian crocodyliform from the Early Palaeocene of Patagonia and the survival of a large-bodied terrestrial lineage across the K–Pg mass extinction. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 292(2043):20241980

Parent taxon: Sebecoidea according to G. G. Bravo et al. 2025

Sister taxa: Bergisuchus, Dentaneosuchus, Iberosuchus, Ogresuchus, Sebecidae

Subtaxa: Tewkensuchus salamanquensis

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Type: Tewkensuchus salamanquensis

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Punta Peligro (MPEF Tewkensuchus type) (Paleocene of Argentina)

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