Machimosaurus
Machimosaurus is an extinct genus of machimosaurid crocodyliform from the Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian and Tithonian) and Early Cretaceous. The type species, Machimosaurus hugii, was found in Switzerland. Other fossils have been found in England, France, Germany, Portugal, Switzerland and Tunisia. Machimosaurus rex is the largest named teleosauroid and thalattosuchian, with an estimated length of up to 7.15 m (23.5 ft) (skull length 155 cm (61 in)). Machimosaurus is the largest known crocodyliform of the Jurassic.
Machimosaurus Temporal range: Kimmeridgian - Hauterivian? | |
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Machimosaurus mosae cast | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Archosauria |
Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
Clade: | Crocodylomorpha |
Clade: | Crocodyliformes |
Suborder: | †Thalattosuchia |
Family: | †Machimosauridae |
Tribe: | †Machimosaurini |
Genus: | †Machimosaurus Von Meyer, 1837 |
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