Crocodylus anthropophagus

Taxonavigation

Mandibular remains of Crocodylus anthropophagus

Taxonavigation: Eusuchia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Cladus: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crocopoda Cladus: Archosauriformes Cladus: Eucrocopoda Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Pseudosuchia Cladus: Suchia Cladus: Paracrocodylomorpha Cladus: Loricata Cladus: Crocodylomorpha Cladus: Solidocrania Cladus: Crocodyliformes Cladus: Mesoeucrocodylia Cladus: Metasuchia Cladus: Neosuchia Cladus: Eusuchia

Familia: Crocodylidae
Subfamilia: Crocodylinae
Genus: Crocodylus
Species: Crocodylus anthropophagus

Name

Crocodylus anthropophagus Brochu, Njau, Blumenschine & Densmore, 2010

Type specimen

• Holotype: NNHM-OLD-1001, partial skull and skeleton

References

• Brochu CA, Njau J, Blumenschine RJ, Densmore LD (2010) A New Horned Crocodile from the Plio-Pleistocene Hominid Sites at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. PLoS ONE 5(2): e9333. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009333

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