Lorosuchus

Lo-roe-soo-kus.
By Harper Gray
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Gray, H. (2016, September 8). Lorosuchus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/lorosuchus/

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Name

Lorosuchus (Loro crocodile).

Phonetic

Lo-roe-soo-kus.

Named By

D. Pol & J. E. Powell - 2011.

Classification

Chordata, Reptilia, Crocodylomorpha, Notosuchia, Sebecosuchia, Sebecia, Sebecidae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

L. nodosus

Size

Skull 20 centimetres long.

Known locations

Argentina, Tucum�n Province - R�o Loro Formation.

Time Period

Thanetian/Selandian of the Paleocene.

Fossil representation

Compete skull, lower jaws as well as partial post cranial skeletal remains.

In Depth

       The genus Lorosuchus represents one of if not the most primitive sebecid crocodiles currently known. Lorosuchus is named after the Rio Loro Formation where the holotype fossils were discovered.

Further Reading

– A new sebecid mesoeucrocodylian from the Rio Loro Formation (Palaeocene) of north-western Argentina. – Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163:S7-S36. – D. Pol & J. E. Powell – 2011.

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