†Sarcosuchus imperator de Broin and Taquet 1966 (crocodilian)
Reptilia - Loricata - Pholidosauridae
PaleoDB taxon number: 93885
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
Sister taxon: Sarcosuchus hartti
Type specimen: MNHN, a skull
Ecology: carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): skull length 1600.0
Estimated body mass: 10.5 tons based on skull length