Magyarosuchus
Magyarosuchus is an extinct monotypic genus of metriorhynchoid described for the first time from fossils discovered in the Kisgerecse Marl Formation in Hungary. The type species Magyarosuchus fitosi lived during the Toarcian, about 180 million years ago.[1] Most of the skeleton is known, including parts of the jaw, torso, legs and tail, which was discovered in 1996. It was around 4.7 metres (15 ft) long when fully grown.
| Magyarosuchus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Suborder: | †Thalattosuchia |
| Superfamily: | †Metriorhynchoidea |
| Genus: | †Magyarosuchus Ősi et al., 2018 |
| Species: | †M. fitosi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Magyarosuchus fitosi Ősi et al., 2018 | |
References
- Attila Ősi; Mark T. Young; András Galácz; Márton Rabi (2018). "A new crocodyliform thalattosuchian large body from the Lower Jurassic (Toarcian) of Hungary, with further evidence of the mosaic acquisition of marine adaptations in Metriorhynchoidea". PeerJ. 6: e4668. doi:10.7717/peerj.4668. PMC 5949208. PMID 29761038.
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