Theriosuchus pusillus Owen 1878 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Atoposauridae

Synonyms: Brachydectes minor Owen 1879, Oweniasuchus minor Owen 1879

Belongs to Theriosuchus according to J. R. Foster 2018

See also Bronzati et al. 2012, Delair 1958, Joffe 1967, Salisbury 2002, Schwarz and Salisbury 2005, Sertich and O'Connor 2014 and Tennant et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Theriosuchus grandinaris, Theriosuchus morrisonensis

Type specimens:

  • Theriosuchus pusillus: BMNH 48216, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Beccles' residuary Feather Bed marls, which is in a Berriasian/Berriasian terrestrial marl in the Lulworth Formation of the United Kingdom.
  • Oweniasuchus minor: NHMUK PV OR48328, a mandible. Its type locality is Beccles' residuary Feather Bed marls, which is in a Berriasian/Berriasian terrestrial marl in the Lulworth Formation of the United Kingdom.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (1 collection)

• Jurassic of France (1)

Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences

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