Monjurosuchus

Monjurosuchus
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous Hauterivian–Aptian
Fossil specimen, on display at the National Museum of Natural Science
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Choristodera
Genus: Monjurosuchus
Endo, 1940
Species
  • M. splendens Endo, 1940 (type)

Monjurosuchus is a genus of choristoderan reptile that lived in what is now China and Japan during the Early Cretaceous. It has large eyes, a rounded skull, robust legs with short claws, and a long, thin tail. Fossils have been found that preserve soft tissue, showing that it had soft skin and webbed feet.