Reptilia - Loricata - Protosuchidae
Full reference: B. Brown. 1934. A change of names. Science 79(2039):80
Parent taxon: Crocodyliformes according to R. N. MartÃnez et al. 2018
See also Buscalioni 2017, Carroll 1988, Gasparini et al. 2006, Gauthier et al. 1989, Kuhn 1946, Kuhn 1966 and Pol et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Crocodilus blavieri, Crocodilus provencialis, Entradasuchus, Gobiosuchidae, Karatausuchus, Kemkemia, Kemkemia auditorei, Krokolithidae, Lisboasaurus, Lisboasaurus estesi, Mesoeucrocodylia, Metasuchia, Microchampsa, Microchampsa scutata, Neuquensuchus, Platyognathus, Protosuchia, Shartegosuchoidea
Subtaxa: Coloradisuchus Dianosuchus Edentosuchus Hemiprotosuchus Hoplosuchus Protosuchinae Protosuchus
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (3 collections)
• Jurassic of Canada (6: Nova Scotia), China (1), Lesotho (1), Poland (1), South Africa (5), United States (4: Arizona, Utah)
• Triassic to Jurassic of United States (4: Arizona)
• Triassic of Argentina (2)
Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence