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Sokotosuchus
Temporal range: Maastrichtian
~70–66 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Archosauria
Clade: Pseudosuchia
Clade: Crocodylomorpha
Clade: Crocodyliformes
Family: Dyrosauridae
Genus: Sokotosuchus
Halstead 1975
Type species
Sokotosuchus ianwilsoni
Halstead 1975

Sokotosuchus is an extinct genus of dyrosaurid crocodyliform which existed during the Maastrichtian in western Africa.[1] Fossils of the genus were found in the Dukamaje Formation of Nigeria,[2] and some cranial material has possibly been found in Mali.[3]

References

  1. ^ Hastings et al., 201q
  2. ^ Sokotosuchus at Fossilworks.org
  3. ^ Hill, V; McCartney, A; Roberts, R; Bouare, B; Sissoko, S; O'Leary, A (2014). "Dyrosaurid (Crocodyliformes: Mesoeucrocodylia) fossils from the Upper Cretaceous and Paleogene of Mali: implications for phylogeny and survivorship across the K/T boundary (project)". MorphoBank datasets. Retrieved 2022-05-07.

Bibliography

Further reading

  • L. B. Halstead. 1975. Sokotosuchus ianwilsoni n. g., g. sp., a new teleosaur crocodile from the Upper Cretaceous of Nigeria. Journal of Mining and Geology 11(1-2):101-103