Notosuchus
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| Notosuchus Fossil range: Late Cretaceous |
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 Notosuchus terrestris
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Notosuchus ('southern crocodile') is an extinct genus of South American notosuchian crocodylomorph possibly related to Simosuchus. It was terrestrial, living approximately 80 million years ago in the Coniacian or Santonian stages of the Late Cretaceous[citation needed]. Remains of this animal have been found in the Neuquén Formation in Patagonia, Argentina.
[edit] In Popular Culture
A Notosuchus is featured in the television series Dinosaur Planet, shown feeding on Saltasaurus eggs.
[edit] References
- Woodward, A, S., 1896, "On Two Mesozoic Crocodilians Notosuchus (Genus Novum) and Cynodontosuchus (Genus Novum) from the Red Sandstone of the Territory of Neuquen (Argentine Republic)", Anales del Museuo de la Plata, Paleontologia Argentina, v.6, p. 1-20.
- Saez, M. D. de, 1957, "Crocodiloideos Fosiles Argentinos un nuevo Crocodilo del Mesozoico Argentino" Ameghinana, n. ½, p. 49-50.
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