Zatomus Cope 1871 (teratosaurid)

Reptilia - Pseudosuchia - Teratosauridae

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1871. Observations on the distribution of certain extinct Vertebrata in North Carolina. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 12:210-216

Parent taxon: Teratosauridae according to L. P. Tatarinov 1964

See also Cope 1875, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Huene 1902, Kuhn 1939, Romer 1956, Romer 1966, Steel 1970 and Welles 1984

Sister taxon: Cladeiodon

Subtaxa: Zatomus sarcophagus

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Type: Zatomus sarcophagus

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Phoebus Landing (Tar Heel) (Cretaceous of North Carolina)

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