Dyrosaurus: Research Database Dyrosauridae (Crocodylomorpha) · Late Cretaceous (∼70 MYA) · North Africa Research Note: Dyrosaurus was a dyrosaurid crocodylomorph from the Late Cretaceous of North Africa. As a member of Dyrosauridae, it provides important data on the evolutionary history of marine crocodylomorphs in the Cretaceous. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method Citation … Read more
In Depth Anthracosuchus is a genus of dryosaurid crocodile that lived in Colombia approximately sixty million years ago. Unusually for a dryosaurid crocodile, Anthracosuchus had a particularly broad and short blunt snout, very difference to the more slender snouts that are more commonly seen in related genera. A shorter and broader snout indicates that Anthracosuchus … Read more
In Depth Although Acherontisuchus was named upon the basis of four specimens, there is the possibility that these remains may be all from the same individual. Acherontisuchus were dyrosaurid crocodiles that inhabited the rivers and water systems of Colombia. Acherontisuchus grew quite a bit bigger than other dyrosaurid crocodiles, and although long-snouted, also differed by … Read more
Cerrejonisuchus: Research Database Crocodyliformes (Reptilia) · Middle-Late Paleocene (~60-56 MYA) · South America — Colombia (Cerrejón Formation) Research Note: Cerrejonisuchus was a crocodyliform from the Paleocene of Colombia — one of the oldest known tropical crocodiles and an important taxon for understanding crocodilian evolution after the K-Pg extinction. Research Finding Status Grade Year … Read more