Doratodon
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Doratodon is the name of a genus of a prehistoric crocodiles that were once thought to be a dinosaurs.
Species
The type species is Doratodon carcharidens from the Late Cretaceous of Austria, whilst the second known species is D. ibericus from the Late Cretaceous of Spain.References
- Comapny, J., Suberbiola, X.P., Ruiz-Omeñaca, J.I. & Buscalioni, A.D. (2005). A new species of Doratodon (Crocodyliformes: Ziphosuchia) from the Late Cretaceous of Spain. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 25 (2): 343–353
External links
- http://www.fmnh.helsinki.fi/users/haaramo/metazoa/Deuterostoma/Chordata/Archosauria/Crocodylia/Crocodyliformes_2.htm
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