Dolichosuchus
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| Dolichosuchus Temporal range: Late Triassic, 208Ma | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Neotheropoda |
| Superfamily: | †Coelophysoidea |
| Genus: | †Dolichosuchus Huene, 1932 |
| Species: | †D. cristatus |
Dolichosuchus (meaning "long crocodile") is the name given to a genus of dinosaur from the Triassic. It was originally classified in the disused family Hallopodidae, but has been reclassified as a coelophysoid. A single fossil (consisting of a single lower leg bone, or tibia) was found in Germany. Since only one bone was discovered, the genus is considered a nomen dubium. Some scientists have noted that the tibia is closely resembles those of Liliensternus and Dilophosaurus.[1]
The type species is D. cristatus, described by von Huene in 1932. The bone was recovered from the Lower or Middle Stubensandstein formation.[2]
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