Longosuchus
Longosuchus (meaning "Long's crocodile") is an extinct genus of aetosaur from the Late Triassic of North America and Morocco.[1][2] It measured about 3 metres in length.[1]
Longosuchus Temporal range: Late Triassic | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | †Aetosauria |
Family: | †Stagonolepididae |
Subfamily: | †Desmatosuchinae |
Genus: | †Longosuchus Hunt & Lucas, 1990 |
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References
- Sues, Hans-Dieter; Fraser, Nicholas C. (2010). "Triassic Life on Land: The Great Transition". ISBN 978-0-231-13522-1. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Lucas, Spencer (1998). "The aetosaur Longosuchus from the Triassic of Morocco and its biochronological significance". Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences, Série IIA. 326 (8): 589–594. Bibcode:1998CRASE.326..589L. doi:10.1016/S1251-8050(98)80211-5.
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