Hassiacosuchus Weitzel 1935 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Crocodylia

Full reference: K. Weitzel. 1935. Hassiacosuchus haupti n. g. n. sp., ein durophages Krokodil aus dem Mitteleozän von Messel. Notizblatt des Vereins für Erdkunde und der Hessischen Geologischen Landesanstalt Darmstadt 16:40-49

Parent taxon: Globidonta according to J. P. Rio and P. D. Mannion 2021

See also Brochu 1999, Farke et al. 2014, Martin and Buffetaut 2008, Martin and Lauprasert 2010, Puértolas et al. 2011 and Weitzel 1935

Sister taxa: Albertochampsa, Alligatoridae, Arambourgia, Eocaiman, Orientalosuchina, Procaimanoidea

Subtaxa: Hassiacosuchus haupti

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Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Germany (1 collection), Italy (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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