Sokotosuchus
Extinct genus of reptiles
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Sokotosuchus is an extinct genus of dyrosaurid crocodyliform which existed during the Maastrichtian in western Africa.[1] Fossils of the genus were found in the Dukamaje Formation of Nigeria,[2] and some cranial material has possibly been found in Mali.[3]
| Sokotosuchus Temporal range: Maastrichtian ~ | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
| Clade: | Crocodylomorpha |
| Family: | †Dyrosauridae |
| Genus: | †Sokotosuchus Halstead 1975 |
| Type species | |
| †Sokotosuchus ianwilsoni Halstead 1975 | |
