Goniopholis crassidens Owen 1842 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Goniopholididae

Full reference: R. Owen. 1842. Report on British fossil reptiles, part II. Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 11:60-204

Belongs to Goniopholis according to J. E. Martin et al. 2016

See also Bronzati et al. 2012, Delair 1958, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Karl et al. 2006, Mantell 1854, Owen 1842, Owen 1861, Salisbury 2002, Schwarz 2002 and Seeley 1869

Sister taxa: Goniopholis affinis, Goniopholis baryglyphaeus, Goniopholis brodiei, Goniopholis felix, Goniopholis gilmorei, Goniopholis kiplingi, Goniopholis pugnax, Goniopholis simus, Goniopholis undidens, Goniopholis vebbianus

Type specimen: NHMUK 3798. Its type locality is Swanage quarry, which is in a Berriasian marginal marine limestone in the Durlston Formation of the United Kingdom.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Spain (1 collection), the United Kingdom (6)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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