Lohuecosuchus

Lo-hu-ko-soo-kus.
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Name

Lohuecosuchus ‭(‬Lo Hueco crocodile‭)‬.

Phonetic

Lo-hu-ko-soo-kus.

Named By

I.‭ ‬Narv�ez,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Brochu,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Escaso,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬P�rez-Garc�a‭ & ‬F.‭ ‬Ortega‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Crocodylomorpha,‭ ‬Crocodyliformes,‭ ‬Allodaposuchidae.

Diet

Carnivore/Piscivore.

Species

L.‭ ‬megadontos‭

Size

Skull of L.‭ ‬megadontos about‭ ‬32‭ ‬centimeteres long.

Known locations

France.‭ ‬Spain‭ ‬-‭ ‬Villalba de la Sierra Formation.

Time Period

Campanian/Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Skulls and jaws.

In Depth

       A relative of Allodaposuchus,‭ ‬Lohuecosuchus was a crocodile that lived in‭ ‬Western Europe during the late Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬New Crocodyliforms from Southwestern Europe and Definition of a Diverse Clade of European Late Cretaceous Basal Eusuchians.‭ ‬-‭ ‬PLoS ONE‭ ‬10‭(‬11‭)‬:e0140679:1-34.‭ ‬-‭ ‬I.‭ ‬Narv�ez,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Brochu,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Escaso,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬P�rez-Garc�a‭ & ‬F.‭ ‬Ortega‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

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