词条 | Guarinisuchus |
释义 |
| fossil_range = Early Paleocene (Tiupampan-Peligran) ~{{fossil range|66|61.7}} | image = Guarinisuchus_munizi.jpg | image_caption = Life restoration of Guarinisuchus munizi | image_upright = 1.15 | taxon = Guarinisuchus | authority = Barbosa et al., 2008 | type_species = {{extinct}}G. munizi | type_species_authority = Barbosa et al., 2008 }}Guarinisuchus is an extinct genus of marine crocodyliform from the Early Paleocene 62 million years ago of the Maria Farinha Formation, Brazil.[1] The type species is G. munizi. It was a dominant predator in its environment,{{cn|date=February 2019}} and probably reached a length of {{convert|3|m|ft}}. Guarinisuchus appears to be closely related to marine crocodylomorphs found in Africa, which supports the hypothesis that the group originated in Africa and migrated to South America before spreading into the waters off the North American coast.[2]{{clearleft}} References{{Portal|Brazil|Crocodiles|Paleogene|Paleontology|Prehistory of South America}}1. ^Guarinisuchus at Fossilworks.org 2. ^The new Brazilian crocodile Further reading
11 : Dyrosaurids|Prehistoric reptile genera|Prehistoric marine crocodylomorphs|Paleocene crocodylomorphs|Paleocene reptiles of South America|Tiupampan|Peligran|Paleogene Brazil|Fossils of Brazil|Fossil taxa described in 2008|Taxa named by Alexander Kellner |
随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识,基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识,是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。