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COMAHUESUCHUS
(co-ma-hew-su-kus)
Comahuesuchus
Named By: J. F. Bonaparte in 1991
Time Period: Late Cretaceous, 85 Ma
Location: Argentina - Bajo de la Carpa Formation, Portezuelo Formation
Size: Skulls up to 10.6 centimetres long, total length about 1 meter long
Diet: Carnivore
Fossil(s): Remains of several individuals
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Crocodylomorpha | Notosuchia |
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Comahuesuchus is an extinct genus of notosuchian crocodylomorph from the Late Cretaceous of Argentina. It was described by palaeontologist Jose Bonaparte in 1991.

The type species is C. brachybuccalis.

Read more about Comahuesuchus at Wikipedia
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