Aegyptosuchus peyeri Stromer 1933 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Aegyptosuchidae

Full reference: E. Stromer. 1933. Ergebnisse der Forschungsreisen Prof. E. Stromers in den Wüsten Ägyptens. II. Wirbeltierreste der Baharîje-Stufe (unterstes Cenoman). 12. Die procölen Crocodilia. [Results of the expeditions of Professor E. Stromer in the Egyptian deserts. II. Vertebrate animal remains from the Baharîje bed (lowest Cenomanian). 12. The procoelous Crocodilia.]. Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Abteilung, Neue Folge 15:1-31

Belongs to Aegyptosuchus according to C. M. Holliday and N. M. Gardner 2012

See also Stromer 1933

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Gebel el Dist (7p), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial sandstone in the Baharîje Formation of Egypt

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Gebel el Dist (7p)

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