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Opisuchus

Extinct genus of crocodyliform From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Opisuchus is an extinct genus of metriorhynchoid crocodyliform known from the Middle Jurassic Opalinuston Formation of Germany. It contains a single species, O. meieri.[1][2]

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Opisuchus
Temporal range: Middle Jurassic, 175.6–171.6 Ma[1]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Pseudosuchia
Clade: Crocodylomorpha
Suborder: †Thalattosuchia
Superfamily: †Metriorhynchoidea
Genus: †Opisuchus
Aiglstorfer et al., 2019[2]
Type species
Opisuchus meieri
Aiglstorfer et al., 2019[2]
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