Gobiosuchus

Gobiosuchus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous

Specimen encased in armour
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Superorder:	Crocodylomorpha
Family:	†Gobiosuchidae
Genus:	†Gobiosuchus Osmólska, 1972
Species
†G. kielanae Osmólska, 1972 (type)

Gobiosuchus ("Gobi [desert] crocodile") was a gobiosuchid crocodyliform described in 1972 by Polish palaeontologist Halszka Osmólska. It hails from the Late Cretaceous (Early Campanian) of Bayn Dzak (Djadokhta Formation), in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia.

Skull in multiple views

Its type species is G. kielanae.

Systematics

Gobiosuchus kielanae, along with Zaraasuchus shepardi, belongs to the family Gobiosuchidae.

Pol, D. & Norell, M. A., (2004). "A new gobiosuchid crocodyliform taxon from the Cretaceous of Mongolia". American Museum Novitates 3458: 1-31.

Other basal crocodylomorphs

"Protosuchia"	Edentosuchus Hemiprotosuchus Neuquensuchus Orthosuchus ?Pedeticosaurus Protosuchus Shantungosuchus Sichuanosuchus Tagarosuchus Zosuchus

Gobiosuchidae	Gobiosuchus Zaraasuchus

Shartegosuchidae	Adzhosuchus Fruitachampsa Kyasuchus Nominosuchus Shartegosuchus

Hsisosuchidae	Hsisosuchus

Metasuchia	Notosuchia Neosuchia

Related categories

Cretaceous Period
Lower/Early Cretaceous	Upper/Late Cretaceous
Berriasian \| Valanginian \| Hauterivian Barremian\| Aptian \| Albian	Cenomanian \| Turonian \| Coniacian Santonian \|Campanian \| Maastrichtian

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