Asiatosuchus Mook 1940 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Crocodylia

Full reference: C. C. Mook. 1940. A new fossil crocodilian from Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 1097:1-3

Parent taxon: Crocodyloidea according to J. E. Martin and E. Buffetaut 2008

See also Angielczyk and Gingerich 1998, Carroll 1988, Efimov and Yarkov 1993, Jouve et al. 2008, Martin et al. 2010, Mook 1940, Osi et al. 2007 and Young 1964

Sister taxa: Albertosuchus, Antecrocodylus, Astorgosuchus, Brachyuranochampsa, Brasilosuchus, Crocodylidae, Mekosuchinae, Pallimnarchus, Pallimnarchus pollens, Prodiplocynodon, Qianshanosuchus

Subtaxa: Asiatosuchus depressifrons Asiatosuchus germanicus Asiatosuchus grangeri Asiatosuchus nanlingensis Asiatosuchus oenotriensis Crocodylus vicetinus

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Type: Asiatosuchus grangeri

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Belgium (4 collections), China (1), France (7), Germany (3), Italy (1), Pakistan (1), Romania (1), Spain (6)

• Paleocene of China (4), France (2)

Total: 30 collections including 32 occurrences

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