Dibothrosuchus elaphros Simmons 1965 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata

Synonym: Dibothrosuchus xingsuensis Wu 1986

Full reference: D. J. Simmons. 1965. The non-therapsid reptiles of the Lufeng Basin, Yunnan, China. Fieldiana: Geology 15(1):1-93

Belongs to Dibothrosuchus according to A. A. Ruebenstahl et al. 2022

See also Irmis et al. 2013, Luo and Wu 1994, Nascimento and Zaher 2010, Nesbitt 2011, Sertich and O'Connor 2014, Simmons 1965, Wu 1986 and Wu and Chatterjee 1993

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Dibothrosuchus elaphros: FMNH CUP 2081, a partial skeleton (partial skull and skeleton). Its type locality is Tati, Lufeng (CUP), which is in a Sinemurian terrestrial horizon in the Lufeng Formation of China.
  • Dibothrosuchus xingsuensis: IVPP V 7907, a partial skeleton (Complete skull and partial postcranium). Its type locality is 150 m NW Dawa school, which is in a Sinemurian terrestrial horizon in the Lufeng Formation of China.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of China (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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