Doratodon

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iDoratodon Fossil range: Middle Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Subclass: Diapsida Infraclass: Archosauromorpha Order: Mesoeucrocodylia Suborder: Notosuchia

Doratodon
Type	terrestrial crocodylian
Diet	carnivore
Distribution	Spain and Austria

Doratodon is the name of a genus of a prehistoric crocodiles that were once thought to be a dinosaurs.

[edit] Species

The type species is Doratodon carcharidens from the Late Cretaceous of Austria, whilst the second known species is D. ibericus from the Late Cretaceous of Spain.

[edit] References

• Company, J., Suberbiola, X.P., Ruiz-Omeñaca, J.I. & Buscalioni, A.D. (2005). A new species of Doratodon (Crocodyliformes: Ziphosuchia) from the Late Cretaceous of Spain. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 25 (2): 343–353

[edit] External links

• http://www.fmnh.helsinki.fi/users/haaramo/metazoa/Deuterostoma/Chordata/Archosauria/Crocodylia/Crocodyliformes_2.htm