Zulmasuchus

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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

Zulmasuchus ‭(‬Zulma’s crocodile,‭ ‬named after Zulma Gasparini‭)‬.

Phonetic

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Crocodylomorpha,‭ ‬Notosuchia,‭ ‬Sebecosuchia,‭ ‬Sebecidae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

Z.‭ ‬querejazus‭

Size

Uncertain.

Known locations

Bolivia‭ ‬-‭ ‬Santa Lucia Formation.

Time Period

Danian of the Paleocene.

Fossil representation

Partial skull remains.

In Depth

       Zulmasuchus was named in‭ ‬2007‭ ‬alongside the genus Langstonia,‭ ‬and both of them were former species of the genus Sebecus.‭ ‬At the time of writing Zulmasuchus is known from relatively incomplete material,‭ ‬though the genus is thought to have been a terrestrial predator like its nearest relatives.‭ ‬Fossils of Zulmasuchus are aged as coming from the Danian period of the Paleocene,‭ ‬making Zulmasuchus significantly older than both Sebecus and Langstonia.

Further Reading

A new crocodilian, Sebecus querejazus, nov. sp. (Mesosuchia, Sebecidae) from the Santa Luc�a Formation (Early Paleocene) at Vila Vila, Southern Bolivia – E. Buffetaut & L. G. Marshall – 1991. -‭ ‬Nuevos cocodrilos Sebecosuchia del Cenozoico Suramericano‭ (‬Mesosuchia:‭ ‬Crocodylia‭)‬.‭ ‬Paleobiologia Neotropical‭ ‬3:1-25.‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Paolillo‭ & ‬O.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Linares‭ ‬-‭ ‬2007.

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