†Bottosaurus Agassiz 1849 (crocodilian)
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Reptilia - Crocodylia - Alligatoridae
Parent taxon: Jacarea according to J. P. Rio and P. D. Mannion 2021
See also Cidade et al. 2020, Cossette 2021, Cossette and Brochu 2018, Erickson 1998, Godoy et al. 2020, Hay 1902, Hay 1930 and Swinton 1938
Sister taxa: Acresuchus, Caiman, Caiman lutescens, Melanosuchus, Necrosuchus, Paleosuchus, Protocaiman, Purussaurus, Tsoabichi
Subtaxa: Bottosaurus fustidens Bottosaurus harlani
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (5: South Carolina, Texas collections)
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of United States (2: New Jersey)
• Cretaceous of United States (3: Maryland, South Carolina)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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