Proexochokefalos

Pro-eks-o-cho-ke-fal-os.
By John Stewart
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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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Stewart, J. (2014, July 6). Proexochokefalos. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/proexochokefalos/

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Name

Proexochokefalos ‭(‬big head with big tuberosities‭)‬.

Phonetic

Pro-eks-o-cho-ke-fal-os.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Thalattosuchia,‭ ‬Teleosauroidea.

Diet

Piscivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬heberti

Size

Holotype skull roughly about‭ ‬1.1‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

France.

Time Period

Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Partial skull and jaws.

In Depth

       Proexochokefalos is a genus of marine crocodile that lived in European waters during the Jurassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬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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