Atlantosuchus
Sign in to saveAtlantosuchus is an extinct genus of dyrosaurid crocodylomorph from Morocco. One defining characteristic that distinguishes it from other long-snouted dyrosaurids was its proportionally elongate snout, the longest in proportion to body size of any dyrosaurid. Rhabdognathus, a hyposaurine dyrosaurid, is believed to have been the closest relative of the genus.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Atlantosuchus is referenced by 136 other articles, and connects out to Morocco, Animalia and Reptilia.
Vinony files it under Dyrosauridae, Fossils of Morocco and Paleocene crocodylomorphs.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
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Atlantosuchus is an extinct genus of dyrosaurid crocodylomorph from Morocco. One defining characteristic that distinguishes it from other long-snouted dyrosaurids was its proportionally elongate snout, the longest in proportion to body size of any dyrosaurid. Rhabdognathus, a hyposaurine dyrosaurid, is believed to have been the closest relative of the genus.
==References==
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