Coloradisuchus is an extinct genus of protosuchid crocodyliform known from the Late Triassic Los Colorados Formation in Argentina. It contains a single species, Coloradisuchus abelini.[1]
Coloradisuchus Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Archosauria |
Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
Clade: | Crocodylomorpha |
Clade: | Crocodyliformes |
Family: | †Protosuchidae |
Genus: | †Coloradisuchus |
Species: | †C. abelini
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Binomial name | |
†Coloradisuchus abelini Martínez et al. 2019
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References
edit- ^ Martínez, Ricardo N.; Alcober, Oscar A.; Pol, Diego (2018-07-04). "A new protosuchid crocodyliform (Pseudosuchia, Crocodylomorpha) from the Norian Los Colorados Formation, northwestern Argentina". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 38 (4): (1)–(12). doi:10.1080/02724634.2018.1491047. hdl:11336/98862. ISSN 0272-4634.