Hallopus
| Hallopus Temporal range: Late Jurassic | |
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| Hallopus victor front and hind limb | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Infraclass: | Archosauromorpha |
| Superorder: | Crocodylomorpha |
| Family: | ?Sphenosuchidae |
| Genus: | Hallopus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hallopus victor Marsh, 1881 | |
Hallopus was a prehistoric reptile, classified by O. C. Marsh in 1881 as a dinosaur. It was probably a crocodilian or possibly a more primitive crurotarsan, and may be closely related to Junggarsuchus .[1] It was a quite small animal, reaching a length of 1 m (3.3 ft).[2]
Restoration
Skeletal restoration
References
- ↑ A. D. Walker. A Revision of the Jurassic Reptile Hallopus victor (Marsh), with Remarks on the Classification of Crocodiles. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences Vol. 257, No. 816 (Feb. 26, 1970), pp. 323-372
- ↑ http://qilong.wordpress.com/2011/05/27/better-know-a-crocbeak-macelognathus-and-hallopus/
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