In Depth Brachygnathosuchus is a problematic genus of crocodile because so far it is only known from a small portion of a lower jaw and possible osteoderm. A partial mandible that was moved from Dinoschus into Brachygnathosuchus was later moved again into Purussaurus. Further Reading – Brachygnathosuchus braziliensis, a new fossil crocodilian from Brazil. - … Read more
In Depth When first described in 1982 Dianchungosaurus was thought to represent a small Jurassic dinosaur, and until the early years of the twenty-first century was listed as a heterodontosaurid dinosaur. In 2005 however a study by Barret and Xu discovered that the original description of Dianchungosaurus was actually based upon a fossil chimera, described … Read more
In Depth Pelagosaurus is a genus of thalattosuchian, more colloquially known as a ‘marine crocodile’ that lived in the waters around Western Europe during the early Jurassic. Exactly what kind of thalattosuchian Pelagosaurus is depends upon who you ask, with one group describing the genus as a primitive metriorhynchid, while others state that it is … Read more
In Depth Duerosuchus is a genus of relatively small crocodile that lived in Spain during the Eocene. Further Reading - Nuevo g�nero de Crocodylia del Eoceno medio de la Pen�nsula Ib�rica (Zamora, Espa�a): Duerosuchus piscator nov. gen., nov. sp. - Studia Geologica Salmanticensia 45 (2): 149–173. - L. A. Santiago & L. A. Andr�s - … Read more