Hallopus Temporal range: Late Jurassic |
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Hallopus victor front and hind limb | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Sauropsida |
Infraclass: | Archosauromorpha |
Superorder: | Crocodylomorpha |
Family: | ?Sphenosuchidae |
Genus: | Hallopus |
Binomial name | |
Hallopus victor Marsh, 1881 |
Hallopus was a prehistoric reptile, classified by O. C. Marsh in 1881 as a dinosaur. In fact it was probably a crocodilian or possibly a more primitive crurotarsan, and may be closely related to Junggarsuchus [1].
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