Rugosuchus

Ru-go-su-kuss.
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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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Name

Rugosuchus.

Phonetic

Ru-go-su-kuss.

Named By

X.-C.‭ ‬Wu,‭ ‬Z.-W.‭ ‬Cheng‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Russell‭ ‬-‭ ‬2001.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Crocodylomorpha,‭ ‬Eusuchia.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

R.‭ ‬nonganensis‭

Size

Skull‭ ‬28‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

China‭ ‬-‭ ‬Nenjiang Formation.

Time Period

Turonian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Skull and partial post cranial skeletal remains.

In Depth

       Rugosuchus is a genus of crocodile the lived in China during the early half of the Late Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Cranial anatomy of a new crocodyliform‭ (‬Archosauria:‭ ‬Crocodylomorpha‭) ‬from the Lower Cretaceous of Song-Liao Plain,‭ ‬northeastern China.‭ ‬Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences‭ ‬38:1653-1663.‭ ‬-‭ ‬X.-C.‭ ‬Wu,‭ ‬Z.-W.‭ ‬Cheng‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Russell‭ ‬-‭ ‬2001.

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