Albertochampsa

Taxobox
name = "Albertochampsa"


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fossil_range = Late Cretaceous
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Sauropsida
ordo = Crocodylia
familia = Alligatoridae
genus = "Albertochampsa"
genus_authority=Erickson, 1972
subdivision_ranks=Species
subdivision=
*"A. langstoni" Erickson, 1972 (type)

"Albertochampsa" is an extinct genus of globidontan alligatorid from the Late Cretaceous of Alberta. It was named in 1972 by Bruce Erickson, and the type species is "A. langstoni".cite journal |last=Erickson |first=Bruce R. |authorlink=Bruce Erickson (paleontologist) |year=1972 |title= "Albertochampsa langstoni", gen. et sp. nov. A new Alligator from the Cretaceous of Alberta |journal=Scientific publications of the Science Museum of Minnesota, new series |volume=2 |issue=1 |pages=1–13] It is known from a skull from the Campanian-age Dinosaur Park Formation, where it was rare; "Leidyosuchus" is the most commonly found crocodilian at the Park. The skull of "Albertochampsa" was only about 21 centimeters long (8.3 in).cite book |last=Wu |first=Xiao-Chun |editors=Currie, Phillip J., and Koppelhus, Eva |title=Dinosaur Provincial Park: A Spectacular Ancient Ecosystem Revealed |chapter=Crocodylians |year=2005 |publisher=Indiana University Press |location=Bloomington |pages=277-291 |isbn=0-253-34595-2 ]

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