Dolichochampsa minima Gasparini and Buffetaut 1980 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Crocodylia

Full reference: Z. B. d. Gasparini and E. Buffetaut. 1980. Dolichochampsa minima, n. g. n. sp., a representative of a new family of eusuchian crocodiles from the Late Cretaceous of northern Argentina. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Monatshefte 1980(5):257-271

Belongs to Dolichochampsa according to Z. B. d. Gasparini and E. Buffetaut 1980

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MLP 73-II-28-16, a mandible (Left dentary). Its type locality is Quebrada La Escalera, Rio Tonco, which is in a Maastrichtian marine sandstone in the Yacoraite Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Argentina (2 collections), Bolivia (2)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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