Brachychampsa Gilmore 1911 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Crocodylia - Alligatoridae

Full reference: C. W. Gilmore. 1911. A new fossil alligator from the Hell Creek Beds of Montana. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 41(1860):297-302

Parent taxon: Caimaninae according to J. P. Rio and P. D. Mannion 2021

See also Bona et al. 2018, Brochu 1999, Bryant 1989, Estes 1964, Estes and Berberian 1970, Farke et al. 2014, Gilmore 1911, Godoy et al. 2020, Hay 1930, Martin 2007, Martin and Buffetaut 2008, Massonne et al. 2019, Norell et al. 1994, Pearson et al. 2002, Pinheiro et al. 2013, Williamson 1996 and Wu et al. 1996

Sister taxa: Caiman tremembensis, Centenariosuchus, Ceratosuchus, Chinatichampsus, Culebrasuchus, Globidentosuchus, Gnatusuchus, Jacarea, Kuttanacaiman, Mourasuchus, Nettosuchidae, Orthogenysuchus, Stangerochampsa, Wannaganosuchus

Subtaxa: Brachychampsa montana

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Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (1: Montana collection)

• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Saskatchewan), Kazakhstan (1), Mexico (1), United States (124: Colorado, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming), Uzbekistan (1)

Total: 129 collections including 131 occurrences

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