Genus: Spinosuchus HUENE, 1932
Etymology: Latin, spina, "spine" and Greek, suchos, "crocodile."
= Coelophysis sp CASE, 1922
= Spinosaurus CHATTERJEE, 1986/STROMER, 1915 (sic)

Species: caseanus HUENE, 1932
Etymology:

Holotype: UMMP 7507

Locality: Spur-Crosbyton locality, Cedar Mountain, west of Blanco River, and north of spur near Crosbyton, in Crosby County, Texas.

Horizon: Possibly the Tecovas Formation, Dockum Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Carnian-?Rhaetian Stage, Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.

Material: 5 cervical and 14 dorsal vertebrae.

Referred material:

HECKERT, LUCAS, ZEIGLER & KAHLE, 2001

Locality: NMMNH Locality 3775 (Khale Trilophosaurus Quarry) Borden County, Texas.

Horizon: Uppermost Tocovas Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Adamanian, Latest Carnian Stage, Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.

Material:

NMMNH P-57852-57865: 15 incomplete vertebrae.

 

SPIELMANN, LUCAS, HECKERT, RINEHART & RICHARDS, 2009, LUCAS, RINEHART, HECKERT, HUNT & SPIELMANN, 2016

Locality: Rotten Hill Bonebed (PPHM WT), Herring Ranch Locality, Rotten Hill, Potter County, Texas.

Horizon: Lower part of the Tecovas Formation, Chinle Group (or Tecovas Member, Dockum Formation).

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Adamanian age, Late Carnian Stage, Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.

Material:

WT 8/825: 3 articulated dorsal vertebrae.

 

SPIELMANN, LUCAS & HUBER, 2013

Locality: Walker's Tank, Crosby County, Western Texas.

Horizon: Tecovas Member, Dockum Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Carnian Stage, Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.

Material:

YPM 6592: neural spine fragment.