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Wahasuchus

Summary

Wahasuchus is a genus of extinct mesoeucrocodylian of the Middle Campanian age found in the Quseir Formation, Egypt. The generic name derives from the Arabic word واحة (waha), which means "oasis" and souchos from the Greek in honor of crocodile-headed god of ancient Egypt. The specific egyptensis (Lat.) means from Egypt.[1]

Wahasuchus
Temporal range: Campanian, ~73 Ma
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Archosauria
Clade: Pseudosuchia
Clade: Crocodylomorpha
Clade: Crocodyliformes
Clade: Mesoeucrocodylia
Genus: †Wahasuchus
Saber et al., 2018
Type species
†Wahasuchus egyptensis
Saber et al., 2018

Fossils of skull and jaw fragments, dorsal vertebrae, and fragmentary appendicular remains have been recovered.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Saber, Sara; Sertich, Joseph J.W.; Sallam, Hesham M.; Ouda, Khaled A.; O'Connor, Patrick M.; Seiffert, Erik R. (2018). "An enigmatic crocodyliform from the Upper Cretaceous Quseir Formation, central Egypt". Cretaceous Research. 90: 174–184. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2018.04.004. PII S0195-6671(17)30145-3.