Biology:Deltasuchus
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Short description: Extinct genus of reptiles
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Scientific classification 
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| Missing taxonomy template (fix): | Archosauria/Reptilia |
| Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
| Clade: | Crocodylomorpha |
| Clade: | Crocodyliformes |
| Clade: | Neosuchia |
| Genus: | †Deltasuchus Adams et al., 2017 |
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| Deltasuchus motherali Adams et al., 2017
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Deltasuchus ("delta crocodile") is a genus of neosuchian crocodyliform from the Late Cretaceous of Texas , specifically in the Woodbine Formation, which was a part of the Appalachian continent during the Cretaceous. It is known from one species, D. motherali, named in 2017 by Thomas Adams, Christopher Noto, and Stephanie Drumheller.[1] It was a large crocodyliform with an estimated total body length of 5.6–6 metres (18–20 ft).[1] In 2021, new material was described, allowing Deltasuchus to be placed within the family Paluxysuchidae as the sister taxon to Paluxysuchus.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Adams, T.L.; Noto, C.R.; Drumheller, S. (2017). "A large neosuchian crocodyliform from the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Woodbine Formation of North Texas". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 37 (4): e1349776. doi:10.1080/02724634.2017.1349776. http://osf.io/2ck7v/.
- ↑ Drumheller, S. K.; Adams, T. L.; Maddox, H.; Noto, C. R. (2021). Expanded Sampling Across Ontogeny in Deltasuchus motherali (Neosuchia, Crocodyliformes). Revealing Ecomorphological Niche Partitioning and Appalachian Endemism in Cenomanian Crocodyliforms. Elements of Paleontology. pp. 1–67. doi:10.1017/9781009042024. ISBN 9781009042024.
Wikidata ☰ Q39050651 entry
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