Reptilia - Phytosauria - Parasuchidae
Alternative combinations: Belodon kapffi, Belodon kapfii, Lophoprosopus kapffi, Phytosaurus kapffi
Belongs to Nicrosaurus according to M. R. Stocker and R. J. Butler 2013
See also Gregory 1962, Hungerbühler 1998, Hungerbühler and Hunt 2000, Hunt and Lucas 1989, Kuhn 1971, Long and Murry 1995, Mehl 1915, Perrier 1928, Spangenberg 1898 and Swinton 1934
Sister taxon: Nicrosaurus meyeri
Type specimen: SMNS 4060, 4060a, uncat. no. 15, a partial skull. Its type locality is Heslach quarries, Stuttgart, "Heslacher Wand", which is in a Norian fluvial-lacustrine sandstone in the Löwenstein Formation of Germany.
Distribution:
• Triassic of Germany (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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