†Ceratosuchus burdoshi Schmidt 1938 (crocodilian)
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Reptilia - Crocodylia - Alligatoridae
Full reference: K. P. Schmidt. 1938. New crocodilians from the upper Paleocene of western Colorado. Geological Series of Field Museum of Natural History 6(21):315-321
Belongs to Ceratosuchus according to W. S. Bartels 1984
See also Farke et al. 2014 and Schmidt 1938
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: F.M. No. P15576, a skull (skull without mandibles). Its type locality is Ceratosuchus burdoshi type locality, which is in a Clarkforkian terrestrial horizon in the DeBeque Formation of Colorado.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Clarkforkian of United States (4: Colorado, Wyoming collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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