Dzungarisuchus

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Dzungarisuchus
Temporal range: Late Eocene, 38–33.9  Ma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Archosauromorpha
Clade: Archosauriformes
Order: Crocodilia
Family: Crocodylidae
Genus:† Dzungarisuchus
Dong, 1974
Type species
†Dzungarisuchus manacensis
Dong, 1974

Dzungarisuchus is an extinct monospecific genus of crocodile. Fossils have been found from Xinjiang, China of late Eocene age. [1] The only remains that have been found have been isolated postcranial and jaw fragments. As a result, the genus is poorly known. All material yet found has been referable to the type species, Dzungarisuchus manacensis.

References

  1. ↑ Lucas, S. G. (2001). Chinese Fossil Vertebrates. Columbia University Press, New York ISBN   0-231-08483-8