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COMPSOSUCHUS
(comp-so-soo-kus)
meaning: "Pretty crocodile"
Compsosuchus
Named By: Charles Alfred Matley & Friedrich von Huene in 1933
Time Period: Late Cretaceous, 69 Ma
Location: India
Size: Unknown due to incomplete remains
Diet: Carnivore
Fossil(s): Partial remains
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurischia | Theropoda | Noasauridae |
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Not to be confused with Compsognathus.

Compsosuchus (meaning "pretty crocodile") is an extinct genus of abelisaurian dinosaur. It lived during the Late Cretaceous. It lived in India.

Read more about Compsosuchus at Wikipedia
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