Litargosuchus, Clark & Sues, 2002

Clark, James M. & Sues, Hans-Dieter, 2002, Two new basal crocodylomorph archosaurs from the Lower Jurassic and the monophyly of the Sphenosuchia, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 136 (1), pp. 77-95 : 78

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.1046/j.1096-3642.2002.00026.x

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5490746

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BE87A7-262D-8359-05D5-B9EC1DD4218C

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Carolina

scientific name

Litargosuchus
status

gen. nov.

LITARGOSUCHUS GEN. NOV

Etymology. From Greek litargos, running fast, and Greek soukhos, crocodile, in reference to the inferred cursorial habits of this crocodylomorph reptile.

Type species. Litargosuchus leptorhynchus sp. nov. (by monotypy).

Diagnosis. As for the type and only known species, given below.

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