Aldabrachampsus
Aldabrachampsus is an extinct genus of crocodylian. A horned crocodile, its incomplete remains were found on Aldabra Atoll in the western Indian Ocean. It was small (perhaps 2 to 2.5 metres (6.6 to 8.2 ft) long) and lived during the Pleistocene.[1]
| Aldabrachampsus Temporal range: Early Pleistocene | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Crocodilia |
| Family: | Crocodylidae |
| Subfamily: | Crocodylinae |
| Genus: | †Aldabrachampsus Brochu, 2006 |
| Type species | |
| †Aldabrachampsus dilophus Brochu, 2006 | |
Because it is known from fragmentary material, its relationships to modern crocodylians are unclear. It appears to have been a crocodylid, but could be closer to either the African dwarf crocodiles (Osteolaemus) or the true crocodiles (Crocodylus).[1]
References
- Brochu, Christopher A. (2006). "A new miniature horned crocodile from the Quaternary of Aldabra Atoll, western Indian Ocean" (pdf). Copeia. 2006 (2): 149–158. doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2006)6[149:ANMHCF]2.0.CO;2.
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