Sajkanosuchus

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]

Sajkanosuchus
Temporal range: Eocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Sauropsida
Subclass:
Diapsida
Infraclass:
Archosauromorpha
(unranked):
Crurotarsi
Superorder:
Crocodylomorpha
Order:
Crocodilia
Superfamily:
Alligatoroidea
Family:
Alligatoridae
Genus:
Sajkanosuchus

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

References
  1. Kordikova, Elena. "Fossil and Living Amphibians and Reptiles of Kazakhstan". MultiMania.de. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. 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). Gabuniya (ed.). Flora and fauna of Zajsan Hollow. Tbilisi: Metsniereba. p. 72.


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