Eopneumatosuchus

Eopneumatosuchus
Temporal range: Early Jurassic,
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Archosauria
Clade: Pseudosuchia
Clade: Crocodylomorpha
Clade: Crocodyliformes
Genus: Eopneumatosuchus
Crompton and Smith, 1980
Species:
E. colberti
Binomial name
Eopneumatosuchus colberti
Crompton and Smith, 1980

Eopneumatosuchus is an extinct genus of basal crocodyliform. Fossils have been found from two localities within the Kayenta Formation of Arizona. Both localities are around 20 miles southeast of the Grand Canyon and in close proximity to one another. The localities probably date back to the Early Jurassic, most likely during the Sinemurian stage.


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