Doratodon
Appearance
Doratodon Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
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Mandible of D. carcharidens (A) | |
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Genus: | Doratodon Buscalioni et al, 2005
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Species: | D. carcharidens
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Doratodon carcharidens |
Doratodon is an extinct genus of Late Cretaceous crocodylomorph that was once believed to be a dinosaur.
Species
Two species of Doratodon are known to science: D. carcharidens from Austria, the type species; and D. ibericus from Spain.
References
- Company, J., Suberbiola, X.P., Ruiz-Omeñaca, J.I. & Buscalioni, A.D. (2005). A new species of Doratodon (Crocodyliformes: Ziphosuchia) from the Late Cretaceous of Spain. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 25(2): 343–353
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