Thoracosaurus isorhynchus Pomel 1847 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Crocodylia - Gavialidae

Alternative combination: Crocodilus isorhynchus

Belongs to Thoracosaurus according to W. E. Swinton 1938

See also Martin and Delfino 2010

Sister taxa: Thoracosaurus borissiaki, Thoracosaurus brevispinus, Thoracosaurus macrorhynchus, Thoracosaurus neocesariensis, Holops glyptodon, Holops cordatus, Holops pneumaticus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Mont-Aimé, which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial horizon in France

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Mont-Aimé

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