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'''Mahajangasuchidae''' is an extinct [[family (biology)|family]] of [[neosuchia]]n [[crocodyliform]]s. It currently contains two genera, ''[[Mahajangasuchus]]'' and ''[[Kaprosuchus]]'', both of which lived during the [[Late Cretaceous]] in [[Gondwana]]. It is defined as the most inclusive clade containing ''Mahajangasuchus insignis'' but not ''[[Notosuchus|Notosuchus terrestris]]'', ''[[Simosuchus|Simosuchus clarki]]'', ''[[Araripesuchus|Araripesuchus gomesii]]'', ''[[Baurusuchus|Baurusuchus pachecoi]]'', ''[[Peirosaurus| Peirosaurus torminni]]'', ''[[Goniopholis|Goniopholis crassidens]]'', |
'''Mahajangasuchidae''' is an extinct [[family (biology)|family]] of [[neosuchia]]n [[crocodyliform]]s. It currently contains two genera, ''[[Mahajangasuchus]]'' and ''[[Kaprosuchus]]'', both of which lived during the [[Late Cretaceous]] in [[Gondwana]]. It is defined as the most inclusive clade containing ''Mahajangasuchus insignis'' but not ''[[Notosuchus|Notosuchus terrestris]]'', ''[[Simosuchus|Simosuchus clarki]]'', ''[[Araripesuchus|Araripesuchus gomesii]]'', ''[[Baurusuchus|Baurusuchus pachecoi]]'', ''[[Peirosaurus| Peirosaurus torminni]]'', ''[[Goniopholis|Goniopholis crassidens]]'', |
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''[[Pholidosaurus|Pholidosaurus schaumbergensis]]'', or ''[[Crocodylus niloticus]]''.<ref name=SL09>{{cite journal |last=Sereno |first=P. C. | |
''[[Pholidosaurus|Pholidosaurus schaumbergensis]]'', or ''[[Crocodylus niloticus]]''.<ref name=SL09>{{cite journal |last=Sereno |first=P. C. |author2=Larsson, H. C. E. |year=2009 |title=Cretaceous crocodyliforms from the Sahara |journal=ZooKeys |volume=28 |issue=2009 |pages=1–143 |url=http://pensoftonline.net/zookeys/index.php/journal/article/view/325 | doi = 10.3897/zookeys.28.325}}</ref> Phyogenetically, Mahajangasuchidae is placed just outside [[Pholidosauridae|pholidosaurids]] and more derived neosuchians. |
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[[Image:Kaprosuchus 2.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Skull of ''[[Kaprosuchus|Kaprosuchus saharicus]]'']] |
[[Image:Kaprosuchus 2.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Skull of ''[[Kaprosuchus|Kaprosuchus saharicus]]'']] |
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Defining characters of the family include fused [[nasal bone|nasals]], a jaw articulation below the posterior [[maxilla]]ry tooth row, a deep mandibular symphysis that is oriented anterodorsally, and the formation of a hornlike posterodorsal process from the [[squamosal]] and [[:wikt:parietal|parietal]] (which is much more pronounced in ''Kaprosuchus''). |
Defining characters of the family include fused [[nasal bone|nasals]], a jaw articulation below the posterior [[maxilla]]ry tooth row, a deep mandibular symphysis that is oriented anterodorsally, and the formation of a hornlike posterodorsal process from the [[squamosal]] and [[:wikt:parietal|parietal]] (which is much more pronounced in ''Kaprosuchus''). |
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| Mahajangasuchidae Temporal range: Cenomanian - Maastrichtian
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| Mahajangasuchus insignis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauria |
| Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
| Clade: | Crocodylomorpha |
| Clade: | Crocodyliformes |
| Clade: | Metasuchia |
| Family: | †Mahajangasuchidae Sereno and Larsson, 2009 |
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Mahajangasuchidae is an extinct family of neosuchian crocodyliforms. It currently contains two genera, Mahajangasuchus and Kaprosuchus, both of which lived during the Late Cretaceous in Gondwana. It is defined as the most inclusive clade containing Mahajangasuchus insignis but not Notosuchus terrestris, Simosuchus clarki, Araripesuchus gomesii, Baurusuchus pachecoi, Peirosaurus torminni, Goniopholis crassidens, Pholidosaurus schaumbergensis, or Crocodylus niloticus.[1] Phyogenetically, Mahajangasuchidae is placed just outside pholidosaurids and more derived neosuchians.
Defining characters of the family include fused nasals, a jaw articulation below the posterior maxillary tooth row, a deep mandibular symphysis that is oriented anterodorsally, and the formation of a hornlike posterodorsal process from the squamosal and parietal (which is much more pronounced in Kaprosuchus).
Cladogram showing the phylogenetic relationship of Mahajangasuchidae within Neosuchia after Sereno and Larsson, 2009:[1]
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References
- ^ a b Sereno, P. C.; Larsson, H. C. E. (2009). "Cretaceous crocodyliforms from the Sahara". ZooKeys. 28 (2009): 1–143. doi:10.3897/zookeys.28.325.
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