†Sarcosuchus imperator de Broin and Taquet 1966 (crocodilian)
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Reptilia - Loricata - Pholidosauridae
Full reference: F. de Broin and P. Taquet. 1966. Découverte d'un Crocodilien nouveau dans le Crétacé inférieur du Sahara [Discovery of a new crocodilian in the Lower Cretaceous of the Sahara]. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences à Paris, Série D 262:2326-2329
Belongs to Sarcosuchus according to P. C. Sereno et al. 2001
See also Bronzati et al. 2012, Buffetaut and Taquet 1977, Sertich and O'Connor 2014 and Taquet 1982
Sister taxon: Sarcosuchus hartti
Type specimen: MNHN, a skull
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Algeria (1 collection), Niger (3), Tunisia (2)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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