Sokotosuchus Explained

Sokotosuchus is an extinct genus of dyrosaurid crocodyliform which existed during the Maastrichtian in western Africa.^[1] Fossils of the genus were found in the Dukamaje Formation of Nigeria,^[2] and some cranial material has possibly been found in Mali.^[3]

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Further reading

• L. B. Halstead. 1975. Sokotosuchus ianwilsoni n. g., g. sp., a new teleosaur crocodile from the Upper Cretaceous of Nigeria. Journal of Mining and Geology 11(1–2):101-103

Notes and References

1. Hastings et al., 201q
2. http://www.paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=basicTaxonInfo&taxon_no=38372 Sokotosuchus
3. Hill . V . McCartney . A . Roberts . R . Bouare . B . Sissoko . S . O'Leary . A . 2014 . Dyrosaurid (Crocodyliformes: Mesoeucrocodylia) fossils from the Upper Cretaceous and Paleogene of Mali: implications for phylogeny and survivorship across the K/T boundary (project) . MorphoBank datasets. 10.7934/p84 .