Sajkanosuchus
Extinct genus of reptiles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sajkanosuchus is an extinct monospecific genus of alligatorid crocodilian. It is known from the middle Eocene of eastern Kazakhstan.[1] Fossils have been found from the Zaysan Basin in clays that are referred to as the Obayla suite.[2] The type species is Sajkanosuchus ckhikvadzoi, named in 1984.[3]
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Sajkanosuchus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Archosauromorpha |
Clade: | Archosauriformes |
Order: | Crocodilia |
Family: | Alligatoridae |
Genus: | †Sajkanosuchus Efimov, 1984 |
Type species | |
†Sajkanosuchus ckhikvadzoi Efimov, 1984 |
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