- Microsuchus
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Microsuchus
Temporal range: Late CretaceousScientific classification 
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Superorder: Crocodylomorpha Family: †Goniopholididae Genus: †Microsuchus
de Saez, 1928Species - †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
- ^ Mook, C. C. (1934). "The evolution and classification of the crocodilia". The Journal of Geology 42 (3): 295–304. doi:10.1086/624165.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Crocodylomorpha at Paleofile.com Retrieved on August 4, 2009.
External links
- Microsuchus in the Paleobiology Database
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