†Thoracosaurus brevispinus Cope 1867 (crocodilian)
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Reptilia - Crocodylia - Gavialidae
Alternative combinations: Holops brevispinis, Holops brevispinus
Belongs to Thoracosaurus according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Cope 1869, Cope 1869, Hay 1902 and Troxell 1925
Sister taxa: Thoracosaurus borissiaki, Thoracosaurus isorhynchus, Thoracosaurus macrorhynchus, Thoracosaurus neocesariensis, Holops cordatus, Holops glyptodon, Holops pneumaticus
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution: found only at Burlington County 'greensand' (Cretaceous of New Jersey)
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