
Isisfordia
Sign in to saveIsisfordia is an extinct genus of crocodyliform closely related to crocodilians that lived in Australia during the Middle Cretaceous (Albian–Cenomanian).
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Isisfordia is an extinct genus of crocodyliform closely related to crocodilians that lived in Australia during the Middle Cretaceous (Albian–Cenomanian).
== Description == The type species, I. duncani. (named after the discoverer; former Deputy Mayor of Isisford, Ian Duncan) was discovered in the Winton Formation in Isisford, Queensland, Australia in the mid-1990s. Most of the animal was discovered, with the exception of the front portion of the skull. On a later expedition to the location, paleontologists discovered a complete skull which differed from the original specimen in size only. left|thumb|205x205px|I. duncani (A, B), I. molnari (C) and I. selaslophensis (D) A second species I. molnari was named in 2019 from a braincase found in the Griman Creek Formation near Lightning Ridge, and the nominal species Crocodylus (Bottosaurus) selaslophensis Etheridge, 1917, based on a maxillary fragment from the same unit, was referred to I. molnari.
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