Globidentosuchus
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Globidentosuchus is an extinct genus of basal caimanine crocodylian known from the late Middle to Late Miocene of the Middle and the Upper Members of the Urumaco Formation at Urumaco, Venezuela.[2] Its skull was very short and robust, with large units of spherical teeth used to break the shells of molluscs as part of its durophagus diet.[3][2] It is thought to be one of the most basal Caimanines, even sharing some traits with alligatorids.[2]
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Globidentosuchus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Archosauromorpha |
Clade: | Archosauriformes |
Order: | Crocodilia |
Family: | Alligatoridae |
Subfamily: | Caimaninae |
Genus: | †Globidentosuchus Scheyer et al., 2013 |
Type species | |
†Globidentosuchus brachyrostris Scheyer et al., 2013 |
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