Fortignathus Young et al. 2016 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Peirosauridae

Full reference: M. T. Young, A. K. Hastings, R. Allain and T. J. Smith. 2016. Revision of the enigmatic crocodyliform Elosuchus felixi de Lapparent de Broin, 2002 from the Lower–Upper Cretaceous boundary of Niger: potential evidence for an early origin of the clade Dyrosauridae. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 179(2):377-403

Parent taxon: Peirosauridae according to S. Jouve and N.-E. Jalil 2020

See also Young et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Amargasuchus, Barcinosuchus, Barrosasuchus, Bayomesasuchus, Colhuehuapisuchus, Gasparinisuchus, Hamadasuchus, Kinesuchus, Lomasuchinae, Lomasuchus, Miadanasuchus, Montealtosuchus, Patagosuchus, Peirosaurinae, Pepesuchinae, Rukwasuchus, Stolokrosuchus, Trematochampsidae, Uberabasuchus

Subtaxa: Fortignathus felixi

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Type: Elosuchus felixi

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at In Abangarit-Tamesna (Cretaceous of Niger)

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