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Mahajangasuchus
Extinct genus of reptiles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mahajangasuchus is an extinct genus of crocodyliform which had blunt, conical teeth. The type species, M. insignis, lived during the Late Cretaceous; its fossils have been found in the Maevarano Formation in northern Madagascar. It was a fairly large predator, measuring up to 4 metres (13 ft) long.[1]
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Skull of Mahajangasuchus insignis in the Field Museum of Natural History. | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Archosauria |
Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
Clade: | Crocodylomorpha |
Clade: | Crocodyliformes |
Family: | †Mahajangasuchidae |
Genus: | †Mahajangasuchus Buckley & Brochu, 1998 |
Type species | |
†Mahajangasuchus insignis Buckley & Brochu, 1998 |
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