Borealosuchus griffithi Wu et al. 2001 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata

Full reference: X.-C. Wu, D. B. Brinkman, and R. C. Fox. 2001. A new crocodylian (Archosauria) from the basal Paleocene of the Red Deer River Valley, southern Alberta. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 38(12):1689-1704

Belongs to Borealosuchus according to X.-C. Wu et al. 2001

Sister taxa: Borealosuchus acutidentatus, Borealosuchus formidabilis, Borealosuchus sternbergii, Borealosuchus threeensis, Borealosuchus wilsoni, Leidyosuchus riggsi

Type specimen: UALVP 40955, a partial skeleton (most of skull and mandibles, right ulna, caudal vertebra, some dorsal osteoderms, and other postcranial fragments). Its type locality is Griffith's Farm (upper Scollard Fm), which is in a Danian terrestrial siltstone in the Scollard Formation of Canada.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Canada (2: Alberta, Saskatchewan collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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