Simosuchus Buckley et al. 2000 (pug-nosed crocodile)

Reptilia - Loricata

Full reference: G. A. Buckley, C. A. Brochu, D. W. Krause and D. Pol. 2000. A pug-nosed crocodyliform from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. Nature 405:941-944

Parent taxon: Eunotosuchia according to J. V. Ruiz et al. 2021

See also Andrade and Bertini 2008, Bronzati et al. 2012, Buckley et al. 2000, Carvalho et al. 2004, Fiorelli and Calvo 2008, Georgi and Krause 2010, Iori and Carvalho 2011, Krause et al. 2010, Martin et al. 2010, Martinelli 2003, Nascimento and Zaher 2011, Pol et al. 2012, Pol et al. 2014, Pol and Norell 2004, Sereno et al. 2003, Sertich and O'Connor 2014, Soto et al. 2011, Turner 2006, Turner and Sertich 2010 and Zaher et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Libycosuchus, Malawisuchus, Uruguaysuchidae, Xenodontosuchia

Subtaxa: Simosuchus clarki

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Ecology: herbivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of India (1 collection), Madagascar (20)

Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence

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