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Prehistoric Crocodiles
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New Spanish Late Cretaceous eusuchian reveals the synchronic and sympatric presence of two allodaposuchids
Agaresuchus fontisensis Narváez, Brochu, Escaso, Pérez-García, & Ortega, 2016  *This image is copyright of its original author Fig. 2. Skull HUE-02502, holotype of Agaresuchus fontisensis gen. et sp. nov., from the upper Campanianelower Maastrichtian site of Lo Hueco (Cuenca, Spain). (A, B) Dorsal views. (C, D) Ventral views. A and C, photographs of the specimen. B and D, interpretative drawings. Sutures are figured with plain lines. The dashed lines represent tentatively reconstructed sutures. The lined areas represent broken bones. Abstract: "The recently described clade Allodaposuchidae includes European eusuchian crocodyliforms restricted to the Late Cretaceous (Campanian and Maastrichtian). A new allodaposuchid crocodyliform is here described based on two specimens from the upper Campanian–lower Maastrichtian fossil site of Lo Hueco (Cuenca, Spain). This new taxon, Agaresuchus fontisensis gen. et sp. nov., is described by two complete skulls and a lower jaw associated with one of them. This new species can be distinguished unambiguously from Lohuecosuchus megadontos, the other allodaposuchid known from the same fossil site. The presence of two allodaposuchid crocodyliforms in Lo Hueco allows the recognition of the synchronic and sympatric existence of two representatives of this clade for the first time. The new genus Agaresuchus, comprises a previously described Iberian allodaposuchid species, “Allodaposuchus” subjuniperus, as Agaresuchus subjuniperus, new combination." Full Article Other articles related: Este miércoles se presenta el Agaresuchus fontisensis, nueva especie de cocodrilo hallada en Lo Hueco Hallan una especie que podría pertenecer al grupo antecesor de los cocodrilos actuales en Cuenca |
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