Aegyptosuchidae
| Aegyptosuchidae Temporal range: Late Cretaceous | |
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| Skull of Aegisuchus witmeri | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Superorder: | Crocodylomorpha |
| Clade: | Eusuchia |
| Family: | †Aegyptosuchidae Kuhn, 1936 |
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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]
References
- ↑ Casey M. Holliday and Nicholas M. Gardner (2012). "A New Eusuchian Crocodyliform with Novel Cranial Integument and Its Significance for the Origin and Evolution of Crocodylia". PLoS ONE 7 (1): e30471. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0030471. PMC 3269432. PMID 22303441.
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