Saltoposuchus
| Saltoposuchus Temporal range: Late Triassic, 220 Ma | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Superorder: | Crocodylomorpha |
| Informal group: | Sphenosuchia |
| Family: | †Saltoposuchidae Crush, 1984 |
| Genus: | †Saltoposuchus von Huene, 1921 |
| Type species | |
| †Saltoposuchus connectens von Huene, 1921 | |
Saltoposuchus is an extinct genus of small (1-1.5 m and 10-15 kg), long-tailed crocodylomorph reptile (Sphenosuchia), from the Norian (Late Triassic) of Europe.[1] The name translated means "leaping crocodile". It has been proposed that Terrestrisuchus gracilis and Saltoposuchus connectens represent different ontogenetic stages of the same genus.[2]
References
- ↑ https://sites.google.com/site/paleofilescom/saltoposuchus
- ↑ Allen, D. (2003). "When Terrestrisuchus gracilis reaches puberty it becomes Saltoposuchus connectens!". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 23 (3): 29A. doi:10.1080/02724634.2003.10010538.
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