Mahajangasuchus
Mahajangasuchus is an extinct genus of crocodyliform which had blunt, laterally compressed and serrated teeth. The type species, M. insignis, lived during the Late Cretaceous; its fossils have been found in the Maevarano Formation in northern Madagascar. It was a fairly large predator, measuring up to long.
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- Discovery and naming
- Description
- Skull
- Postcranial skeleton
- Phylogeny
- Paleobiology
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Mahajangasuchus is an extinct genus of crocodyliform which had blunt, laterally compressed and serrated teeth. The type species, M. insignis, lived during the Late Cretaceous; its fossils have been found in the Maevarano Formation in northern Madagascar. It was a fairly large predator, measuring up to long.
==Discovery and naming== left|thumb|Diagram and size comparison of notable specimens of Mahajangasuchus