Uruguaysuchus_terrai

<i>Uruguaysuchus</i>

Uruguaysuchus

Extinct genus of reptiles

Uruguaysuchus is an extinct genus of crocodylomorphs from the Late Cretaceous Guichón Formation of Uruguay.[2][3][4] It was related to Simosuchus and Malawisuchus.[5] It was of small to moderate size reaching an estimated length of 120 centimetres (3.9 ft).[6]

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References

  1. [1]
    Fossilworks taxon 192418
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    A Pictorial Guide to Fossils by Gerard Ramon Case
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    The Osteology of the Reptiles by Alfred Sherwood Romer
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    Dinosaur Eggs and Babies by Kenneth Carpenter, Karl F. Hirsch, and John R. Horner
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    Turner, Alan H. (2004). "Crocodyliform biogeography during the Cretaceous: evidence of Gondwanan vicariance from biogeographical analysis". Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 271 (1552): 2003–2009. doi:10.1098/rspb.2004.2840. PMC 1691824. PMID 15451689.
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    Li, Jinling (1985), A revision of Edentosuchus tienshanensis young from the Tugulu Group of Xinjiang Autonomous Region.



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