Indosinosuchus

Indosinosuchus ("Indochinese crocodile") is a genus of teleosaurid neosuchian that lived during the Early Cretaceous in what is now Thailand. It contains a single species, I. potamosiamensis, recovered from the lower Phu Kradung Formation.[1] It was originally believed to have lived during the Middle to Late Jurassic, but new palynology data suggests an age of Early Cretaceous (Berriasian).[2]

Indosinosuchus
Temporal range: Berriasian
~145–140 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Suborder: Thalattosuchia
Family: Teleosauridae
Genus: Indosinosuchus
Martin et al., 2019[1]
Species:
I. potamosiamensis
Binomial name
Indosinosuchus potamosiamensis
Martin et al., 2019[1]

References

  1. Martin, Jeremy E.; Suteethorn, S.; Lauprasert, K. (February 2019). "A new freshwater teleosaurid from the Jurassic of northeastern Thailand". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 64 (2): 239–260. doi:10.1080/02724634.2018.1549059.
  2. Racey and Goodall (2009). "Late Palaeozoic and Mesozoic Ecosystems in SE Asia". Geological Society. London. Special Publication 315 Pp 69-84.


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