Crocodylus falconensis

Crok-o-dil-us fal-con-en-sis.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Crocodylus falconensis.

Phonetic

Crok-o-dil-us fal-con-en-sis.

Named By

T.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Scheyer,‭ ‬O.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Aguilera,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Delfino,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Fortier,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Carlini,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬S�nchez,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Carrillo-Brice�o,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Quiroz‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬S�nchez-Villagra‭ ‬-‭ ‬2013.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Crocodylomorpha,‭ ‬Crocodilia,‭ ‬Crocodylidae,‭ ‬Crocodylinae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

Size

Holotype skull approximately‭ ‬74‭ ‬centimetres long,‭ ‬total size unknown.

Known locations

Venezuela‭ ‬-‭ ‬San Gregorio Formation,‭ ‬Cergel Member.

Time Period

Zanclean of the Pliocene.

Fossil representation

Almost complete skull and lower jaws.

In Depth

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Crocodylian diversity peak and extinction in the late Cenozoic of the northern Neotropics.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Nature Communications‭ ‬4‭(‬1907‭)‬:1-9.‭ ‬-‭ ‬T.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Scheyer,‭ ‬O.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Aguilera,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Delfino,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Fortier,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Carlini,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬S�nchez,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Carrillo-Brice�o,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Quiroz‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬S�nchez-Villagra‭ ‬-‭ ‬2013.

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