Tarsomordeo is an extinct genus of paralligatorid neosuchian known from the Early Cretaceous Twin Mountains Formation in Texas. It contains a single species, T. winkleri.[1]
Tarsomordeo Temporal range: Early Cretaceous,
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Archosauria |
Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
Clade: | Crocodylomorpha |
Clade: | Crocodyliformes |
Family: | †Paralligatoridae |
Genus: | †Tarsomordeo Adams, 2019 |
Type species | |
Tarsomordeo winkleri Adams, 2019
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References
edit- ^ Adams, Thomas L. (2019-05-04). "Small terrestrial crocodyliform from the Lower Cretaceous (late Aptian) of central Texas and its implications on the paleoecology of the Proctor Lake Dinosaur locality". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 39 (3): e1623226. doi:10.1080/02724634.2019.1623226. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 198259867.