Albertochampsa

Nephrozoa

Albertochampsa
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Superorder: Crocodylomorpha
Order: Crocodylia
Superfamily: Alligatoroidea
(unranked): Globidonta
Genus: †Albertochampsa
Erickson, 1972
Species
  • †A. langstoni Erickson, 1972 (type)

Albertochampsa is an extinct genus of globidontan alligatoroid from the Late Cretaceous of Alberta. It was named in 1972 by Bruce Erickson, and the type species is A. langstoni.[1] 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).[2]

References

  1. ^ Erickson, Bruce R. (1972). "Albertochampsa langstoni, gen. et sp. nov. A new Alligator from the Cretaceous of Alberta". Scientific publications of the Science Museum of Minnesota, new series 2 (1): 1–13. 
  2. ^ Wu, Xiao-Chun (2005). "Crocodylians". In Currie, Phillip J., and Koppelhus, Eva. Dinosaur Provincial Park: A Spectacular Ancient Ecosystem Revealed. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. pp. 277–291. ISBN 0-253-34595-2.