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Gilchristosuchus palatinus
Taxonomy
Gilchristosuchus palatinus was named by Wu and Brinkman (1993). Its type specimen is RTMP 91.101.1, a partial skull (partial skull including postorbital region and braincase, and an incomplete cervical vertebra), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gilchrist Ranch, which is in a Santonian terrestrial horizon in the Milk River Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Gilchristosuchus.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1993 | Gilchristosuchus palatinus Wu and Brinkman p. 153 |
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†Gilchristosuchus palatinus Wu and Brinkman 1993
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available