Dakotasuchus Mehl 1941 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Pholidosauridae

Full reference: M. G. Mehl. 1941. Dakotasuchus kingi, a crocodile from the Dakota of Kansas. Journal of the Scientific Laboratories, Denison University 36(3):47-65

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

See also Carroll 1988, Frederickson et al. 2017 and Mehl 1941

Sister taxa: Anglosuchus, Chalawan, Meridiosaurus, Oceanosuchus, Petrosuchus, Pholidosaurus, Sabinosuchus, Sarcosuchus, Terminonaris, Woodbinesuchus, Rhabdosaurus

Subtaxa: Dakotasuchus kingi

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Type: Dakotasuchus kingi

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (4: Kansas, Utah collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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