Brachygnathosuchus neivensis Mook 1941 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Crocodylia

Full reference: C. C. Mook. 1941. A new fossil crocodilian from Colombia. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 91(3122):55-61

Belongs to Brachygnathosuchus according to R. A. Stirton 1953

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: USNM 10889, a partial skeleton (6 vertebrae, ribs, and parts of maxilla and dentaries). Its type locality is Between Neiva and the River Bache, which is in a Miocene terrestrial horizon in Colombia.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Brachygnathosuchus neivensis in the database

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