Wahasuchus
Extinct genus of reptiles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wahasuchus is a genus of extinct mesoeucrocodylian of the Middle Campanian age found in the Quseir Formation, Egypt. The generic name derives from the Arabic word واحة (waha), which means "oasis" and souchos from the Greek in honor of crocodile-headed god of ancient Egypt. The specific egyptensis (Lat.) means from Egypt.[1]
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Wahasuchus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Archosauria |
Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
Clade: | Crocodylomorpha |
Clade: | Crocodyliformes |
Clade: | Mesoeucrocodylia |
Genus: | †Wahasuchus Saber et al., 2018 |
Type species | |
†Wahasuchus egyptensis Saber et al., 2018 |
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Fossils of skull and jaw fragments, dorsal vertebrae, and fragmentary appendicular remains have been recovered.[1]