†Navajosuchus mooki Simpson 1930 (crocodilian)
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Reptilia - Crocodylia - Alligatoridae
Alternative combination: Allognathosuchus mooki
Synonym: Navajosuchus novomexicanus Mook 1942
Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1930. Allognathosuchus mooki, a new crocodile from the Puerco Formation. American Museum Novitates 445:1-16
Belongs to Navajosuchus according to C. A. Brochu 2004
See also Brochu 1999, Farke et al. 2014, Mook 1942, Puértolas et al. 2011, Simpson 1930 and Sullivan et al. 1988
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Navajosuchus mooki: Amer. Mus. No. 6780, a partial skeleton (skull, jaws, and most of skeleton). Its type locality is De-na-zin Wash (AMNH), which is in a Puercan terrestrial horizon in the Nacimiento Formation of New Mexico.
- Navajosuchus novomexicanus: Amer. Mus. No. 5186, a skull (well preserved skull). Its type locality is Little Pocket, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Nacimiento Formation of New Mexico.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (2: New Mexico collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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