Lusitanisuchus

Lu-si-tan-e-suu-kus.
By John Stewart
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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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Stewart, J. (2014, February 26). Lusitanisuchus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/lusitanisuchus/

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Name

Lusitanisuchus.

Phonetic

Lu-si-tan-e-suu-kus.

Named By

D.‭ ‬Schwarz‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬Fechner‭ ‬-‭ ‬2004.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Arhcosauria,‭ ‬Crocodylomorpha.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

L.‭ ‬mitracostatus‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Portugal,‭ ‬Leiria‭ ‬-‭ ‬Guimarota Formation,‭ ‬Lourinh�.

Time Period

Kimmeridgian of the Jurassic to possibly the Berriasian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial remains,‭ ‬mostly of jaws and teeth.

In Depth

       Originally named as Lisboasaurus‭ ‬mitracostatus,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬mitracostatus was renamed as Lusitanisuchus in‭ ‬2004.‭ ‬Lusitanisuchus is a genus of crocodylomorph that lived in Portugal during the late Jurassic to early Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Upper Jurassic lizards from central Portugal.‭ ‬Contribui��o para o conhecimento da Fauna do Kimerridgiano da Mina de Lignito Guimarota‭ (‬Leiria,‭ ‬Portugal‭)‬.‭ ‬Servi�os Geol�gicos de Portugal,‭ ‬Mem�ria‭ (‬Nova S�rie‭) ‬22:7-85.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Seiffert‭ ‬-‭ ‬1975. -‭ ‬Lusitanisuchus,‭ ‬a new generic name for Lisboasaurus mitracostatus‭ (‬Crocodylomorpha:‭ ‬Mesoeucrocodylia‭)‬,‭ ‬with a description of new remains from the Upper Jurassic‭ (‬Kimmeridgian‭) ‬and Lower Cretaceous‭ (‬Berriasian‭) ‬of Portugal.‭ ‬Canadian Journal of Earth Science‭ ‬41‭(‬10‭)‬:1259‭–‬1271.‭ ‬-‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Schwarz‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬Fechner‭ ‬-‭ ‬2004.

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