Anthracosuchus

Anthracosuchus
Temporal range: Mid-Late Paleocene (Peligran-Itaboraian)
~60–58 Ma
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Skull reconstruction of holotype specimen UF/IGM 67
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Archosauria
Clade: Pseudosuchia
Clade: Crocodylomorpha
Clade: Crocodyliformes
Family: †Dyrosauridae
Genus: †Anthracosuchus
Hastings et al., 2014
Type species
†Anthracosuchus balrogus
Hastings et al., 2014

Anthracosuchus (meaning "coal crocodile" in Greek) is an extinct genus of dyrosaurid crocodyliform from the Paleocene of Colombia. Remains of Anthracosuchus balrogus, the only known species, come from the Cerrejón Formation in the Cerrejón mine,[1] and include four fossil specimens with partial skulls. Anthracosuchus differs from other dyrosaurids in having an extremely short (brevirostrine) snout, widely spaced eye sockets with bony protuberances around them, and osteoderms that are smooth and thick. It is one of the most basal dyrosaurids along with Chenanisuchus and Cerrejonisuchus.[2]

  1. ^ Anthracosuchus balrogus at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference HBJ14 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).