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Massaliasuchus

Extinct genus of reptiles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Massaliasuchus
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Massaliasuchus is an extinct monospecific genus of allodaposuchid eusuchian crocodyliform from the Late Cretaceous (SantonianCampanian) Fuvelian Lignites of southeastern France.[1] The type species is M. affuvelensis.

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Systematics

Massaliasuchus was first described in 1869 by Philippe Matheron as Crocodilus affuvelensis, based on remains including skull bones.[2] The new genus name was given to it in 2008 by Jeremy Martin and Eric Buffetaut. Massaliasuchus was considered to be related to early alligatoroids. Its name means "Marseille crocodile".[1]

Recent cladistic analysis places Massaliasuchus as a member of Allodaposuchidae, a clade of basal eusuchians from the Late Cretaceous of southern Europe.[3] The genus can be distinguished from Musturzabalsuchus in having 15 alveoli in the dentary.[4] However, Massaliasuchus is usually omitted from phylogenetic analyses since it is only represented by poorly-preserved material.[5]

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