Erpetosuchus granti Newton 1894 (archosaur)

Reptilia - Pseudosuchia - Erpetosuchidae

Alternative combination: Herpetosuchus granti

Full reference: E. T. Newton. 1894. Reptiles from the Elgin Sandstone. — Description of two new genera. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B 185:573-607

Belongs to Herpetosuchus according to R. Broom 1913

See also Huene 1922 and Newton 1894

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Lossiemouth West & East Quarries, Elgin, which is in a Carnian/Norian dune sandstone/sandstone in the Lossiemouth Sandstone Formation of the United Kingdom

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Lossiemouth West & East Quarries, Elgin

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