Hesperosuchus
Extinct genus of reptiles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hesperosuchus is an extinct genus of crocodylomorph reptile that contains a single species, Hesperosuchus agilis. Remains of this pseudosuchian have been found in Late Triassic (Carnian) strata from Arizona and New Mexico.[1] Because of similarities in skull and neck anatomy and the presence of hollow bones Hesperosuchus was formerly thought to be an ancestor of later carnosaurian dinosaurs, but based on more recent findings and research it is now known to be more closely related to crocodilians rather than dinosaurs.[2][3]
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Hesperosuchus | |
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Hesperosuchus agilis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Archosauria |
Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
Clade: | Crocodylomorpha |
Genus: | †Hesperosuchus Colbert, 1952 |
Species: | †H. agilis |
Binomial name | |
†Hesperosuchus agilis Colbert, 1952 | |
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