Almadasuchus
Almadasuchus is an extinct genus of crocodylomorph known from the early Late Jurassic (early Oxfordian stage) Puesto Almada Member of the e Cañadón Calcáreo Formation of Patagonia, Argentina. It contains a single species, Almadasuchus figarii. It is known from the holotype MPEF-PV 3838, a well-preserved posterior region of the skull as well as other skull and postcranial remains. Almadasuchus was recovered from Puesto Almada , 30 m above the fish beds, dated as Oxfordian in age.
| Almadasuchus Temporal range: ~ Oxfordian | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauria |
| Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
| Clade: | Crocodylomorpha |
| Family: | †Hallopodidae |
| Genus: | †Almadasuchus Pol et al. 2013 |
| Type species | |
| †Almadasuchus figarii Pol et al. 2013 | |
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