Macelognathus Marsh 1884 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata

Alternative spellings: Macellognathus, Marcellognathus

Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1884. A new order of extinct Jurassic reptiles (Macelognatha). The American Journal of Science and Arts, series 3 27(160):341

Parent taxon: Solidocrania according to A. A. Ruebenstahl et al. 2022

See also Baur 1891, Gohlich et al. 2005, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Huene 1909, Irmis et al. 2013, Kuhn 1939, Kuhn 1964, Leardi et al. 2017, Marsh 1884, Ostrom 1971, Romer 1966 and von Zittel 1911

Sister taxa: Almadasuchus, Crocodyliformes, Junggarsuchus

Subtaxa: Macelognathus vagans

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Type: Macelognathus vagans

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of United States (3: Colorado, Wyoming collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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