Albertochampsa
| Albertochampsa Temporal range: Late Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Superorder: | Crocodylomorpha |
| Order: | Crocodilia |
| Clade: | Globidonta |
| Genus: | †Albertochampsa Erickson, 1972 |
| Type species | |
| †Albertochampsa langstoni Erickson, 1972 | |
Albertochampsa is an extinct genus of globidontan alligatoroid from the Late Cretaceous of Alberta. It was named in 1972 by Bruce Erickson, and the type species is A. langstoni.[1] It is known from a skull from the Campanian-age Dinosaur Park Formation, where it was rare; Leidyosuchus is the most commonly found crocodilian at the Park. The skull of Albertochampsa was only about 21 centimeters long (8.3 in).[2]
References
- ↑ Erickson, Bruce R. (1972). "Albertochampsa langstoni, gen. et sp. nov. A new Alligator from the Cretaceous of Alberta". Scientific publications of the Science Museum of Minnesota. new series 2 (1): 1–13.
- ↑ Wu, Xiao-Chun (2005). "Crocodylians". In Currie, Phillip J., and Koppelhus, Eva. Dinosaur Provincial Park: A Spectacular Ancient Ecosystem Revealed. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. pp. 277–291. ISBN 0-253-34595-2.
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