Maledictosuchus
Sign in to savethumb Maledictosuchus is an extinct genus of marine crocodyliform belonging to the family Metriorhynchidae. It is the most basal member of the Rhacheosaurini Tribe with a relatively short body length, measuring based on the type specimen. thumb|left|Holotype skull
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thumb Maledictosuchus is an extinct genus of marine crocodyliform belonging to the family Metriorhynchidae. It is the most basal member of the Rhacheosaurini Tribe with a relatively short body length, measuring based on the type specimen. thumb|left|Holotype skull
==Distribution== Genus includes two species: the type species M. riclaensis, described on the basis of fossils found in Ricla, Spain, and M. nuyivijanan, known from the Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) Sabinal Formation (Tlaxiaco Basin, Oaxaca, Mexico).
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