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Sajkanosuchus

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Sajkanosuchus
Temporal range: Eocene
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Sajkanosuchus

Efimov, 1984
Species
  • S. ckhikvadzoi Efimov, 1984 (type)

Sajkanosuchus is an extinct genus of alligatorid crocodilian. It is known from the middle Eocene of eastern Kazakhstan.[1] Fossils have been found from the Zaysan Basin in clays that are referred to as the Obayla suite.[2] The type species is S. ckhikvadzoi, named in 1984.[3]

References

  1. ^ Kordikova, Elena. "Fossil and Living Amphibians and Reptiles of Kazakhstan". MultiMania.de. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  2. ^ Klebanova, I.M. (1964). "A new occurrence of Eocene mammals in east Kazakhstan". International Geology Review. 6 (10): 1855–1857. doi:10.1080/00206816409474051.
  3. ^ Efimov, M.B. (1984). Flora and fauna of Zajsan Hollow. Tbilisi: Metsniereba. p. 72. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |editors= ignored (|editor= suggested) (help)