†Ornithosuchus woodwardi Newton 1894 (archosaur)
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Reptilia - Pseudosuchia - Ornithosuchidae
Synonym: Ornithosuchus taylori Broom 1913
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 Ornithosuchus according to M. B. von Baczko and M. D. Ezcurra 2016
See also Brodkorb 1971, Broom 1913, Huene 1922, Newton 1894 and Walker 1964
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Ornithosuchus woodwardi: NHMUK PV R2409–2410, a skeleton. Its type locality is Spynie main quarry (quarry 3), near Elgin, which is in a Carnian/Norian dune sandstone in the Lossiemouth Sandstone Formation of the United Kingdom.
- Ornithosuchus taylori: BMNH R3142, R3143, a partial skeleton. 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:
• Triassic of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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