Aegyptosuchidae

Aegyptosuchidae
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
Skull of Aegisuchus witmeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Superorder: Crocodylomorpha
Clade: Eusuchia
Family: Aegyptosuchidae
Kuhn, 1936
Genera

Aegyptosuchidae is an extinct family of eusuchian crocodyliforms from the Cretaceous period of Africa. They are characterized by their large size and flat heads. The family includes two genera, Aegyptosuchus and Aegisuchus.[1]

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