Oceanosuchus

Extinct genus of reptiles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Oceanosuchus is a genus of pholidosaurid mesoeucrocodylian, a type of marine crocodylomorph. It is known from a skull and partial skeleton found in early Cenomanian-age rocks from Normandy, France. The rostrum of the skull was relatively short compared to other pholidosaurids. Oceanosuchus was described in 2007 by Hua and colleagues. The type species is O. boecensis.[1]

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Oceanosuchus
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
Skull diagram
Skeletal diagram of the holotype, known remains in white
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Pseudosuchia
Clade: Crocodylomorpha
Family: Pholidosauridae
Genus: Oceanosuchus
Hua et al., 2007
Type species
O. boecensis
Hua et al., 2007
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Skull of Oceanosuchus boecensis (cast)
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