Aegisuchus witmeri
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Crocodylomorpha |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: †Aegyptosuchidae
Genus: Aegisuchus
Species: Aegisuchus witmeri
Name
[edit]Aegisuchus Holliday & Gardner, 2012
- Holotype: ROM 54530 (Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada), partial braincase of a large individual with skull roof, temporal, and occipital regions.
- Type locality: The specimen is from the early Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Kem Kem Formation of southeastern Morocco, a continental and deltaic environment [16]. The specimen was collected by commercial collectors and obtained by curators from the Royal Ontario Museum.
- Etymology: Aegis, shield (Greek), describing the integumentary boss on the skull roof; souchus, crocodile (Greek); witmeri, in honor of Lawrence M. Witmer, whose mentorship and contributions to archosaur cranial anatomy enabled the identification and interpretation of this specimen.
References
[edit]- Casey M. Holliday & Nicholas M. Gardner 2012: A New Eusuchian Crocodyliform with Novel Cranial Integument and Its Significance for the Origin and Evolution of Crocodylia. PLoS ONE, 7(1): e30471. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030471.