Reptilia - Loricata - Protosuchidae
Full reference: C.-C. Young. 1973. [A new fossil crocodile from Wuerho]. Reports of Paleontological Expedition to Sinkiang (II): Pterosaurian Fauna from Wuerho, Sinkiang. Memoirs of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology Academia Sinica 11:37-44
Belongs to Edentosuchus according to J. J. W. Sertich and P. M. O'Connor 2014
See also Li 1985, Pol et al. 2004 and Young 1973
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IVPP V.3236. Its type locality is Wuerho, IVPP site 64043, which is in an Aptian/Albian terrestrial mudstone/sandstone in the Lianmuqin Formation of China.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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