Sabresuchus

Say-ber-su-kuss.

By Benjamin Gutierrez

Published on December 17, 2012

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Name

Sabresuchus ‭(‬Sabre crocodile‭)‬.

Phonetic

Say-ber-su-kuss.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Crocodylomorpha,‭ ‬Neosuchia.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

S.‭ ‬ibericus‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Romania‭ ‬-‭ ‬Densus-Ciula Formation,‭ ‬Sanpetru Formation.‭ ‬Spain‭ ‬-‭ ‬La Hu�rguina Formation.

Time Period

Barremian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial remains of several individuals.

In Depth

Originally named as species of Theriosuchus,‭ ‬Sabresuchus is a genus of crocodylomorph that lived in Europe during the Cretaceous.

– Survival of Theriosuchus (Mesoeucrocodylia: Atoposauridae) in a Late Cretaceous archipelago: a new species from the Maastrichtian of Romania. – Naturwissenschaften. 97 (9): 845–854. – Martin Jeremy, Rabi M�rton & Csiki Zolt�n – 2010. -‭ ‬Evolutionary relationships and systematics of Atoposauridae‭ (‬Crocodylomorpha:‭ ‬Neosuchia‭)‬:‭ ‬implications for the rise of Eusuchia.‭ ‬Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society‭ ‬177:854-936.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Tennant,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Mannion‭ & ‬P.‭ ‬Upchurch‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

Sabresuchus

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