Trematochampsa

Tre-mat-o-champ-sa.
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Emerson Winslow

Paleoichthyologist

Emerson Winslow delves into the underwater world of prehistoric fish, uncovering the mysteries of early marine life. His discoveries have enhanced understanding of vertebrate evolution in aquatic environments.

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Name

Trematochampsa.

Phonetic

Tre-mat-o-champ-sa.

Named By

E.‭ ‬Buffetaut‭ ‬-‭ ‬1974.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Archosauromorpha,‭ ‬Crurotarsi,‭ ‬Crocodylomorpha,‭ ‬Mesoeucrocodylia,‭ ‬Trematochampsidae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

T.‭ ‬taqueti‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Niger‭ ‬-‭ ‬In Beceten Formation.

Time Period

Cenomanian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Trematochampsa is a genus of crocodile that lived in what is now Niger during the Late Cretaceous.‭ ‬A second species named in‭ ‬1979‭ ‬as T.‭ ‬oblita has now been reassigned to its own genus,‭ ‬Miadanasuchus. Trematochampsa is now considered to be more of a nomen dubium since these fossils are actually made up of a mixture of individuals, with no clear distinguishing features for the holotype.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Trematochampsa taqueti,‭ ‬un Crocodilien nouveau du S�nonian inf�rieur du Niger.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Comptes Rendus de l’Academie des Sciences‭ (‬Paris‭) ‬279:‭ ‬1749‭–‬1752.‭ ‬-‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Buffetaut‭ ‬-‭ ‬1974. ] -‭ ‬Un nouveau Crocodilien m�sosuchien dans le Campanien de Madagascar,‭ ‬Trematochampsa oblita,‭ ‬n.sp.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Bulletin de la Soci�t� G�ologique de France‭ ‬2:‭ ‬183‭–‬188.‭ ‬-‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Buffetaut‭ & ‬P.‭ ‬Taquet‭ ‬-‭ ‬1979. -‭ ‬New Material of‭ “‬Trematochampsa‭” ‬Oblita‭ (‬Crocodyliformes,Trematochampsidae‭) ‬from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬29‭ (‬2‭)‬:‭ ‬599‭–‬604.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Erin L.‭ ‬Rasmusson Simons‭ & ‬Gregory A.‭ ‬Buckley‭ ‬-‭ ‬2009. – Trematochampsa taqueti as a nomen dubium and the crocodyliform diversity of the Upper Cretaceous In Beceten Formation of Niger. – Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. in press (3): 659–680. – L. M. V. Meunier & H. C. E. Larsson – 2018.

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