Doratodon
| Doratodon Temporal range: Late Cretaceous | |
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| Mandible of D. carcharidens (A) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Subclass: | Diapsida |
| Infraclass: | Archosauromorpha |
| Order: | Mesoeucrocodylia |
| Suborder: | Notosuchia |
Doratodon is an extinct genus of crocodylomorph that was once believed to be a dinosaur.
Species
The type species is D. carcharidens from the Late Cretaceous of Austria, whilst the second known species is D. ibericus from the Late Cretaceous of Spain.
References
- Company, J., Suberbiola, X.P., Ruiz-Omeñaca, J.I. & Buscalioni, A.D. (2005). A new species of Doratodon (Crocodyliformes: Ziphosuchia) from the Late Cretaceous of Spain. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 25(2): 343–353
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