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Opisuchus

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Opisuchus
Temporal range: Middle Jurassic, 175.6–171.6 Ma[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Archosauria
Clade: Pseudosuchia
Clade: Crocodylomorpha
Clade: Crocodyliformes
Suborder: Thalattosuchia
Superfamily: Metriorhynchoidea
Genus: Opisuchus
Aiglstorfer et al., 2019[2]
Type species
Opisuchus meieri
Aiglstorfer et al., 2019[2]

Opisuchus is an extinct genus of metriorhynchoid crocodyliform known from the Middle Jurassic Opalinuston Formation of Germany. It contains a single species, O. meieri.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "†Opisuchus Aiglstorfer et al. 2019". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Aiglstorfer, Manuela; Havlik, Philipe & Herrera, Yanina (2020) [2019]. "The first metriorhynchoid crocodyliform from the Aalenian (Middle Jurassic) of Germany, with implications for the evolution of Metriorhynchoidea". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 188 (2): 522–551. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz072.