Zulmasuchus: Research Database
Theropoda · Cretaceous · Unknown
Research Note: Zulmasuchus was a theropoda from the Cretaceous of Unknown, providing important data on prehistoric life and ecosystem dynamics.
| Research Finding | Status | Grade | Year | Method | Citation | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pochat‐Cottilloux Martin Jouve 2022: Zulmasuchus and related taxa The Anatomical Record | Confirmed | B | 2022 | Fossil | Pochat‐Cottilloux Martin Jouve, The Anatomical Record | Taxonomy |
Pochat-Cottilloux Martin Jouve 2021: Zulmasuchus and related taxa MorphoMuseuM | Confirmed | C | 2021 | Fossil | Pochat-Cottilloux Martin Jouve, MorphoMuseuM | Taxonomy |
What We Still Do Not Know About Zulmasuchus
- Complete skeletal morphology and ecological role.
- Phylogenetic relationships within Theropoda.
- Distribution and evolutionary history.
In Depth
Zulmasuchus was named in 2007 alongside the genus Langstonia, and both of them were former species of the genus Sebecus. At the time of writing Zulmasuchus is known from relatively incomplete material, though the genus is thought to have been a terrestrial predator like its nearest relatives. Fossils of Zulmasuchus are aged as coming from the Danian period of the Paleocene, making Zulmasuchus significantly older than both Sebecus and Langstonia.
Further Reading
A new crocodilian, Sebecus querejazus, nov. sp. (Mesosuchia, Sebecidae) from the Santa Luc�a Formation (Early Paleocene) at Vila Vila, Southern Bolivia – E. Buffetaut & L. G. Marshall – 1991. - Nuevos cocodrilos Sebecosuchia del Cenozoico Suramericano (Mesosuchia: Crocodylia). Paleobiologia Neotropical 3:1-25. - A. Paolillo & O. J. Linares - 2007.
