Notosuchidae
Notosuchidae Temporal range: 90–83 Ma | |
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Life restoration of Notosuchus terrestris | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Superorder: | Crocodylomorpha |
Node: | †Ziphosuchia |
Family: | †Notosuchidae Dollo, 1924 |
Genera | |
Notosuchidae is a Gondwanan family of notosuchians. They were small-bodied terrestrial crocodyliforms that lived during the Late Cretaceous.
Genera
- Notosuchus: genus from the Coniacian - Santonian of Argentina.[1]
- Mariliasuchus: genus from the Turonian - Santonian of Brazil.[2]
References
- ↑ Hugo CA, Leanza HA. 2001. Hoja Geológica 3969-IV, General Roca. Provincias de Río Negro y Neuquén. Boletín Servicio Geológico Minero Argentino, Instituto de Geología y Recursos Minerales 308: 1-65.
- ↑ Candeiro CRA, Martinelli AG, Avilla LS, Rich TH. 2006. Tetrapods from the Upper Cretaceous (Turonian-Maastrichtian) Bauru Group of Brazil: a reappraisal. Cretaceous Research 27 (6): 923-946.
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