Australosuchus clarkae is the only member of the genus of extinct Mekosuchinae crocodylian. The species is only known from the late Oligocene and early Miocene of southern Australia where it has been found in fossil sites at Lake Pinpa and Lake Pallankarinna. The genus name means ‘southern crocodile’.
Skeletal element: cranium
Specimen number: SAMA P42788
Geological age: late Oligocene
State/territory: South Australia
Locality/site: Lake Pinpa
Skeletal element: angular (left)
Specimen number: SAMA P33761
Geological age: late Oligocene
State/territory: South Australia
Locality/site: Young Bucks Quarry, Lake Palankarinna
Skeletal element: mandible (left)
Specimen number: SAMA P36582
Geological age: late Oligocene
State/territory: South Australia
Locality/site: Lake Palankarinna
Willis, P. M. A., & Molnar, R. E. (1991). A new middle Tertiary crocodile from Lake Palankarinna, South Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum, 25(1), 39-55.