The first mandible fragment ofDeinosuchus(Eusuchia: Alligatoroidea) discovered in Coahuila, Mexico

Here we report on the first mandible fragment of the giant alligatoroid eusuchian crocodyliformDeinosuchusfound in Mexico. The specimen comes from Las Jicoteas locality, northwestern Coahuila. It was collected in 2007 by the first author. The fragment is from a left surangular, coming from the mandi...

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Published in:Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana 2011-01, Vol.63 (3), p.459-462
Main Authors: Rivera-Sylva, Héctor E., Frey, Eberhard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alligators
ARTÍCULOS
Bones
Campanian age
Fossils
Geology
Mandible
National parks
Sandstones
Skull
Vertebrate paleontology
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Summary:Here we report on the first mandible fragment of the giant alligatoroid eusuchian crocodyliformDeinosuchusfound in Mexico. The specimen comes from Las Jicoteas locality, northwestern Coahuila. It was collected in 2007 by the first author. The fragment is from a left surangular, coming from the mandible of aDeinosuchusbetween six and seven metres in length.
ISSN:1405-3322