Gobiosuchus
Gobiosuchus ("Gobi [desert] crocodile") was a gobiosuchid crocodyliform described in 1972 by Polish palaeontologist Halszka Osmólska. It hails from the Late Cretaceous (Early Campanian) of Bayn Dzak (Djadokhta Formation), in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia.
Skull in multiple views
| Gobiosuchus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous | |
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| Specimen encased in armour | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Family: | †Gobiosuchidae |
| Genus: | †Gobiosuchus Osmólska, 1972 |
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Its type species is G. kielanae.
Systematics
Gobiosuchus kielanae, along with Zaraasuchus shepardi, belongs to the family Gobiosuchidae.
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References
- Pol, D. & Norell, M. A., (2004). "A new gobiosuchid crocodyliform taxon from the Cretaceous of Mongolia". American Museum Novitates 3458: 1-31.
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