Symptosuchus
Extinct genus of reptiles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Symptosuchus is an extinct genus of goniopholidid mesoeucrocodylian. It is known from the Late Cretaceous of Argentina.[1] Argentine paleontologist Florentino Ameghino named the genus in 1899, along with the type species S. contortidens.[2] It was formally described by Carlos Rusconi in 1934.[3][4]
Quick Facts Symptosuchus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, Scientific classification ...
Symptosuchus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Archosauria |
Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
Clade: | Crocodylomorpha |
Clade: | Crocodyliformes |
Family: | †Goniopholididae |
Genus: | †Symptosuchus Ameghino, 1899 |
Type species | |
†Symptosuchus contortidens Ameghino, 1899 |
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