Notosuchus
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Notosuchus
Fossil range: Late Cretaceous
Notosuchus terrestris
Notosuchus terrestris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
(unranked): Mesoeucrocodylia
Suborder: Notosuchia
Family: Notosuchidae
Genus: Notosuchus
Woodward, 18961
Species
  • N. terrestris (type)
  • N. lepidus Saez, 1957 2

Notosuchus ('southern crocodile') is an extinct genus of South American notosuchian crocodylomorph possibly related to Simosuchus. It was terrestrial, living approximately 85 million years ago in the Coniacian or Santonian stages of the Late Cretaceous.3 Remains of this animal have been found in the Neuquén Formation in Patagonia, Argentina.

In Popular Culture

A Notosuchus is featured in the television series Dinosaur Planet, shown feeding on Saltasaurus eggs and hatchlings.

References

  1. ^ Woodward AS. 1896. On Two Mesozoic Crocodilians Notosuchus (Genus Novum) and Cynodontosuchus (Genus Novum) from the Red Sandstone of the Territory of Neuquen (Argentine Republic). Anales del Museuo de la Plata, Paleontologia Argentina 6: 1-20.
  2. ^ Saez MD. 1957. Crocodiloideos Fosiles Argentinos un nuevo Crocodilo del Mesozoico Argentino. Ameghinana 1-2: 49-50.
  3. ^ Hugo CA, Leanza HA. 2001. Hoja Geológica 3969-IV, General Roca. Provincias de Río Negro y Neuquén. Boletín Servicio Geológico Minero Argentino, Instituto de Geología y Recursos Minerales 308: 1-65.
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