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Pronounced
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Ah-RISS-toe-SOO-kuss |
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Meaning |
Superior crocodile | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Length
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2m (6 feet) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Classification
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Theropoda, Aristosuchus pusillus (Owen, 1976) |
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Stratigraphy
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Wessex Formation | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lifestyle
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A
small theropod, Aristosuchus probably hunted the smaller animals
in the Wessex Formation. (More info can be found at DinoWight Palaeoecology) |
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Locality
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Known from the Wessex Formation, so try Brighstone bay. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Description of Material
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Aristosuchus is known from a sacrum, a pubis, a femur and a few vertebrae. There is a pair of unguals, BMNH R179 and R899, which may be from Aristosuchus. The femur of Aristosuchus has a wing-like anterior trochanter and an incredibly reduced fourth trochanter. Material is rare, so please report it if you find some... |
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Further
Information.
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Aristosuchus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | ||||||||||||||||||||
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References
(not cited above)
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Naish
et al, 2001 Naish, 2002 |
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