Deltasuchus

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Deltasuchus
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 96  Ma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Archosauria
Clade: Pseudosuchia
Clade: Crocodylomorpha
Clade: Neosuchia
Genus: Deltasuchus
Adams et al., 2017
Type species
Deltasuchus motherali
Adams et al., 2017

Deltasuchus ("delta crocodile") is a genus of neosuchian crocodyliform from the Late Cretaceous of Texas, specifically in the Woodbine Formation, which was a part of the Appalachian continent during the Cretaceous. It is known from one species, D. motherali, named in 2017 by Thomas Adams, Christopher Noto, and Stephanie Drumheller. [1] It was a large crocodyliform with an estimated total body length of 5.6–6 metres (18–20 ft). [1] In 2021, new material was described, allowing Deltasuchus to be placed within the family Paluxysuchidae as the sister taxon to Paluxysuchus . [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Adams, T.L.; Noto, C.R.; Drumheller, S. (2017). "A large neosuchian crocodyliform from the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Woodbine Formation of North Texas". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 37 (4): e1349776. doi: 10.1080/02724634.2017.1349776 . S2CID   133647239.
  2. Drumheller, S. K.; Adams, T. L.; Maddox, H.; Noto, C. R. (2021). Expanded Sampling Across Ontogeny in Deltasuchus motherali (Neosuchia, Crocodyliformes). Revealing Ecomorphological Niche Partitioning and Appalachian Endemism in Cenomanian Crocodyliforms. Elements of Paleontology. pp. 1–67. doi:10.1017/9781009042024. ISBN   9781009042024. S2CID   235524076.