Kentisuchus

Ken-te-soo-kus.
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Name

Kentisuchus.

Phonetic

Ken-te-soo-kus.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Crocodilia,‭ ‬Tomistominae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

F.‭ ‬spenceri‭

Size

Uncertain.

Known locations

United Kingdom.‭ ‬France.

Time Period

Eocene.

Fossil representation

Partial skulls.

In Depth

       Kentisuchus is a genus of crocodile known to have lived around Europe during the Eocene.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Two new genera of Eocene crocodilians.‭ ‬-‭ ‬American Museum Novitates‭ ‬1727:1-4.‭ ‬-‭ ‬C.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Mook‭ ‬-‭ ‬1955. -‭ ‬A new basal tomistomine‭ (‬Crocodylia,‭ ‬Crocodyloidea‭) ‬from Issel‭ (‬Middle Eocene‭; ‬France‭)‬:‭ ‬palaeobiogeography of basal tomistomines and palaeogeographic consequences.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society‭ ‬177‭ (‬1‭) ‬-‭ ‬St�phane Jouve‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

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