Thoracosaurus
| Thoracosaurus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous–Early Paleocene | |
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| Thoracosaurus macrorhynchus skull | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Superorder: | Crocodylomorpha |
| Order: | Crocodilia |
| Superfamily: | Gavialoidea |
| Genus: | †Thoracosaurus Leidy, 1852 |
| Species | |
Thoracosaurus is an extinct genus of gavialoid crocodilian which existed during the Late Cretaceous and early Paleocene.[1] It contains the species Thoracosaurus neocesariensis in North America [2] and Thoracosaurus macrorhynchus in Europe. A number of species have been referred to this genus, but most are dubious.[1]
Thoracosaurus scanicus was a fairly large gavialoid, with a length of more than 4.4 m (14.4 ft) and a 55 cm skull.[3]
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Thoracosaurus sp. teeth at the Geological Museum, Copenhagen
References
- 1 2 Brochu, C. A. (2006) Osteology and phylogenetic significance of Eosuchus minor (Marsh, 1870) new combination, a longirostrine crocodylian from the Late Paleocene of North America. Journal of Paleontology 80(1):162–186.
- ↑ Page 125; A study of fossil vertebrate types in the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia: taxonomic, systematic, and historical perspectives Issue 16 of Special Publication Series, Academy of Natural Sciences (Philadelphia, Pa.) By Earle E. Spamer, Edward Daeschler, L. Gay Vostreys-Shapiro. Academy of Natural Sciences, 1995 ISBN 0-910006-51-2 ISBN 978-0-910006-51-4
- ↑ http://paleopedia.free.fr/croco_eusuchia.html
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