A partial Carnian skull and postcranium documents a large early crocodylomorph in the Pekin Formation predator assemblage.
Represented range231–231 Ma
RegionsPekin Formation, Deep River Basin, North Carolina, USA
CladesCarnufex carolinensis · Crocodylomorpha
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ecology · medium
Partial, skeletally immature holotype NCSM 21558 documents a large-bodied Carnian crocodylomorph; skull and femur scaling plus assemblage context support a top-tier-predator interpretation, not observed feeding, a global first occurrence or direct ancestry.