Zaraasuchus
Sign in to saveZaraasuchus ("hedgehog crocodile") is a gobiosuchid crocodyliform described in 2004 by Diego Pol and Mark Norell. It was found in the Red Beds of Zos Canyon, in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia, thus making it Late Cretaceous in age.
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It is catalogued under topics including Crocodyliformes, Fossils of Mongolia and Late Cretaceous crocodylomorphs of Asia.
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Zaraasuchus ("hedgehog crocodile") is a gobiosuchid crocodyliform described in 2004 by Diego Pol and Mark Norell. It was found in the Red Beds of Zos Canyon, in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia, thus making it Late Cretaceous in age.
The type species is Z. shepardi, honouring Dr. Richard Shepard.
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