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Microsuchus
Fossil range: Late Cretaceous
Scientific classification

Kingdom:

Animalia

Phylum:

Chordata

Class:

Sauropsida

Superorder:

Crocodylomorpha

(Unranked) :

Mesoeucrocodylia

Family:

Goniopholididae

Genus:

Microsuchus
de Saez, 1928

Species:

  • M. schilleri
    de Saez, 1928 (type)

Microsuchus is an extinct genus of goniopholidid mesoeucrocodylian.[1] Fossils have been found that date back to the Late Cretaceous.[2] It may be a nomen dubium.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Mook, C. C. (1934). "The evolution and classification of the crocodilia". The Journal of Geology 42 (3): 295-304. 
  2. ^ Markwick, P. J. (1998). "Crocodilian diversity in space and time: The role of climate in paleoecology and its implication for understanding K/T extinctions". Paleobiology 24 (4): 470-497. 
  3. ^ Crocodylomorpha at Paleofile.com Retrieved on August 4 2009.


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