Indosinosuchus

In-do-sy-no-su-kus.
By Claire Morris
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Claire Morris

Marine Paleontologist

Claire Morris has dedicated her career to exploring the depths of prehistoric oceans. Her fascination with ancient marine life has led her to discover significant fossils that illuminate the evolution of early sea creatures.

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Morris, C. (2016, May 16). Indosinosuchus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/indosinosuchus/

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Name

Indosinosuchus ‭(‬Indochinese crocodile‭)‬.

Phonetic

In-do-sy-no-su-kus.

Named By

J.‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Martin,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Suteethorn,‭ ‬K.‭ ‬Lauprasert,‭ ‬H.-Y.‭ ‬Tong,‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Buffetaut,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Liard,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Salaviale,‭ ‬U.‭ ‬Deesri,‭ ‬V.‭ ‬Suteethorn‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬Claude‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Crocodylomorpha,‭ ‬Thalattosuchia,‭ ‬Teleosauridae.

Diet

Piscivore.

Species

I.‭ ‬potamosiamensis‭

Size

Holotype skull of I.‭ ‬potamosiamensis up to‭ ‬50‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

Thailand‭ ‬-‭ ‬Phu Kradung Formation.

Time Period

Late Jurassic or Early Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial skulls and lower jaws.

In Depth

       Indosinosuchus is a genus of thalattosuchian‭ (‬sea crocodile‭) ‬that lived in waters around Asia,‭ ‬possibly around the late Jurassic or Early Cretaceous.

Further reading

-‭ ‬A new freshwater teleosaurid from the Jurassic of northeastern Thailand.‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬38‭(‬6‭)‬:e1549059.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Martin,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Suteethorn,‭ ‬K.‭ ‬Lauprasert,‭ ‬H.-Y.‭ ‬Tong,‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Buffetaut,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Liard,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Salaviale,‭ ‬U.‭ ‬Deesri,‭ ‬V.‭ ‬Suteethorn‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬Claude‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

-‭ ‬The phylogenetics of Teleosauroidea‭ (‬Crocodylomorpha,‭ ‬Thalattosuchia‭) ‬and implications for their ecology and evolution.‭ ‬-‭ ‬PeerJ.‭ ‬8:‭ ‬e9808.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Michela M.‭ ‬Johnson,‭ ‬Mark T.‭ ‬Young‭ & ‬Stephen L.‭ ‬Brusatte‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

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