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'''''Sokotosuchus''''' is an [[extinct]] [[genus]] of [[Dyrosauridae|dyrosaurid]] [[crocodyliformes|crocodyliform]] which existed during the [[Maastrichtian]] in western [[Africa]].<ref>Hastings et al., 201q</ref> Fossils of the genus were found in the [[Dukamaje Formation]] of [[Nigeria]],<ref>[http://www.paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=basicTaxonInfo&taxon_no=38372 ''Sokotosuchus''] at [[Fossilworks]].org</ref> and some cranial material has possibly been found in [[Mali]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Hill |first1=V |last2=McCartney |first2=A |last3=Roberts |first3=R |last4=Bouare |first4=B |last5=Sissoko |first5=S |last6=O'Leary |first6=A |date=2014 |title=Dyrosaurid (Crocodyliformes: Mesoeucrocodylia) fossils from the Upper Cretaceous and Paleogene of Mali: implications for phylogeny and survivorship across the K/T boundary (project) |
'''''Sokotosuchus''''' is an [[extinct]] [[genus]] of [[Dyrosauridae|dyrosaurid]] [[crocodyliformes|crocodyliform]] which existed during the [[Maastrichtian]] in western [[Africa]].<ref>Hastings et al., 201q</ref> Fossils of the genus were found in the [[Dukamaje Formation]] of [[Nigeria]],<ref>[http://www.paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=basicTaxonInfo&taxon_no=38372 ''Sokotosuchus''] at [[Fossilworks]].org</ref> and some cranial material has possibly been found in [[Mali]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Hill |first1=V |last2=McCartney |first2=A |last3=Roberts |first3=R |last4=Bouare |first4=B |last5=Sissoko |first5=S |last6=O'Leary |first6=A |date=2014 |title=Dyrosaurid (Crocodyliformes: Mesoeucrocodylia) fossils from the Upper Cretaceous and Paleogene of Mali: implications for phylogeny and survivorship across the K/T boundary (project) |website=MorphoBank datasets|doi=10.7934/p84 }}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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=== Bibliography === |
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* {{citation |last=Hastings |first=Alexander K. |last2=Bloch |first2=Jonathan I. |last3=[[Carlos Jaramillo (geologist)|Jaramillo]] |first3=Carlos A. |year=2011 |title=A new longirostrine Dyrosaurid (Crocodylomorpha, Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Paleocene of north-eastern Colombia: Biogeographocal and behavioural implications for New-World Dyrosayridae |url=http://www.stri.si.edu/sites/publications/PDFs/STRI-W_Jaramillo_2011_Hasting_croc_Cerrejon.pdf |journal=[[Palaeontology (journal)|Palaeontology]] |volume=54 |pages=1095–1116 |accessdate=2017-06-14}} |
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== Further reading == |
== Further reading == |
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* 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( |
* 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 |
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| Sokotosuchus Temporal range: Maastrichtian
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauria |
| Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
| Clade: | Crocodylomorpha |
| Clade: | Crocodyliformes |
| Family: | †Dyrosauridae |
| Genus: | †Sokotosuchus Halstead 1975 |
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| †Sokotosuchus ianwilsoni Halstead 1975
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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]
References
- ^ Hastings et al., 201q
- ^ Sokotosuchus at Fossilworks.org
- ^ 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. doi:10.7934/p84.
Bibliography
- Hastings, Alexander K.; Bloch, Jonathan I.; Jaramillo, Carlos A. (2011), "A new longirostrine Dyrosaurid (Crocodylomorpha, Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Paleocene of north-eastern Colombia: Biogeographocal and behavioural implications for New-World Dyrosayridae" (PDF), Palaeontology, 54: 1095–1116, retrieved 2017-06-14
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
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