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ALDABRACHAMPSUS
(al-dah-brak-champ-sus)
Named By: Christopher A. Brochu in 2006
Time Period: Unavailable
Location: Seychelles, Aldabra Atoll - Aldabra Limestone Formation
Size: About 2 to 2.5 meters long
Diet: Carnivore
Fossil(s): Fragmentary remains
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Crocodilia | Crocodylidae |
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Aldabrachampsus is an extinct genus of crocodylian. A horned crocodile, its incomplete remains were found on Aldabra Atoll in the western Indian Ocean. It was small (perhaps 2 to 2.5 metres (6.6 to 8.2 ft) long) and lived during the Pleistocene.

Because it is known from fragmentary material, its relationships to modern crocodylians are unclear. It appears to have been a crocodylid, but could be closer to either the African dwarf crocodiles (Osteolaemus) or the true crocodiles (Crocodylus).

Read more about Aldabrachampsus at Wikipedia
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