Biology:Crocodylus bugtiensis

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Crocodylus bugtiensis
Temporal range: Late Oligocene
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Archosauromorpha
Clade: Archosauriformes
Order: Crocodilia
Family: Crocodylidae
Genus: Crocodylus
Species:
C. bugtiensis
Binomial name
Crocodylus bugtiensis
Laurenti, 1768

Crocodylus bugtiensis is an extinct species of crocodile that lived in Pakistan during the late Oligocene period.

Diet

C. bugtiensis were said to have preyed upon Paraceratherium, an extinct genus of rhinoceros, based upon finds of Paraceratherium bones that had conical tooth prints matching that of the C. bugtiensis. It is likely that C. bugtiensis preyed on the young, or else ill, Paraceratherium, due to their extremely large size as adults.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q23892607 entry