Paludirex

Pah-lu-de-reks.
By Liam Carter
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Liam Carter

Paleoanthropologist

Liam Carter explores the roots of humanity by studying early human fossils and artifacts. His ground-breaking work has provided a deeper understanding of our ancestors' lifestyles and social structures.

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Carter, L. (2012, August 16). Paludirex. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/paludirex/

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Name

Paludirex ‭(‬swamp king‭)‬.

Phonetic

Pah-lu-de-reks.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Crocodilia,‭ ‬Crocodylidae,‭ ‬Mekosuchinae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬vincenti

Size

Skull up to‭ ‬65‭ ‬centimetres long.‭ ‬Body length estimated somewhere between‭ ‬3‭ ‬and‭ ‬4‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Australia.

Time Period

Pliocene to Pleistocene.

Fossil representation

Partial skulls.

In Depth

       Paludirex is a genus of crocodile that lived in Australia roughly during the Pliocene and Pleistocene periods.

Further reading

-‭ ‬Australia’s prehistoric‭ ‘‬swamp king‭’‬:‭ ‬revision of the Plio-Pleistocene crocodylian genus Pallimnarchus de Vis,‭ ‬1886.‭ ‬PeerJ.‭ ‬8:‭ ‬e10466.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Jorgo Ristevski​,‭ ‬Adam M.‭ ‬Yates,‭ ‬Gilbert J.‭ ‬Price,‭ ‬Ralph E.‭ ‬Molnar,‭ ‬Vera Weisbecker‭ & ‬Steven W.‭ ‬Salisbury‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

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