Journal article
Borealosuchus (Crocodylia) from the Paleocene of Big Bend National Park, Texas
Journal of paleontology, Vol.74(1), pp.181-187
01/2000
DOI: 10.1017/S0022336000031358
Abstract
Fossil vertebrates have been described from the Paleocene of Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas, by Wilson et al. (1952), Wilson (1967), Schiebout (1973, 1974), and Standhardt (1986). These studies focused on the mammalian component of the fauna, although crocodylian and chelonian remains are known. Schiebout (1973) referred a partial dentary to Diplocynodon. Teeth in the Black Peaks Formation were referred to Allognathosuchus by Straight (1996); Standardt (1986) discussed isolated crocodyliform teeth from across the Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary in this area, but did not assign any of them to named taxa. Brochu (1996) briefly reviewed more complete remains, which were found to include an alligatorid and a member of Borealosuchus. The giant crocodylian Deinosuchus and a goniopholidid are known from underlying Cretaceous sediments (Rowe et al., 1992), and overlying Eocene units are known to preserve remains of the ziphodont taxon Pristichampsus (Busbey, 1986).
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Borealosuchus (Crocodylia) from the Paleocene of Big Bend National Park, Texas
- Creators
- Christopher A Brochu - Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas, Austin 78712
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of paleontology, Vol.74(1), pp.181-187
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- DOI
- 10.1017/S0022336000031358
- ISSN
- 0022-3360
- eISSN
- 1937-2337
- Number of pages
- 7
- Alternative title
- Paleontological Notes
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/2000
- Academic Unit
- Earth and Environmental Sciences; University College Courses
- Record Identifier
- 9984229303902771
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