Litargosuchus
Extinct genus of reptiles from the early Jurassic of South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Litargosuchus is a sphenosuchian crocodylomorph, a basal member of the crocodylomorph clade from the Early Jurassic of South Africa. Its genus name Litargosuchus is derived from Greek meaning "fast running crocodile" and its species name leptorhynchus refers to its gracile snout. Litargosuchus, along with all of South Africa's crocodylomorph taxa, are confined to the upper Elliot Formation (UEF) in South Africa.[1][2][3]
Quick Facts Litargosuchus Temporal range: Early Jurassic, Scientific classification ...
Litargosuchus Temporal range: Early Jurassic | |
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Life restoration of Litargosuchus leptorhynchus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Archosauria |
Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
Clade: | Crocodylomorpha |
Family: | †Saltoposuchidae |
Genus: | †Litargosuchus Clark and Sues 2002 |
Type species | |
†L. leptorhynchus Clark and Sues 2002 |
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