Massaliasuchus
Sign in to saveMassaliasuchus is an extinct monospecific genus of allodaposuchid eusuchian crocodyliform from the Late Cretaceous (Santonian–Campanian) Fuvelian Lignites of southeastern France. The type species is M. affuvelensis.
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It is catalogued under topics including Allodaposuchidae, Late Cretaceous crocodylomorphs of Europe and Late Cretaceous reptiles of Europe.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Allodaposuchidae
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- Crocodilus affuvelensis Matheron.jpg
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- Massaliasuchus
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Massaliasuchus is an extinct monospecific genus of allodaposuchid eusuchian crocodyliform from the Late Cretaceous (Santonian–Campanian) Fuvelian Lignites of southeastern France. The type species is M. affuvelensis.
==Systematics== Massaliasuchus was first described in 1869 by Philippe Matheron as Crocodilus affuvelensis, based on remains including skull bones. The new genus name was given to it in 2008 by Jeremy Martin and Eric Buffetaut. Massaliasuchus was considered to be related to early alligatoroids. Its name means "Marseille crocodile".
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