| Albertochampsa Fossil range: Late Cretaceous | |
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Albertochampsa is an extinct genus of globidontan alligatorid from the Late Cretaceous of Alberta. It was named in 1972 by Bruce Erickson, and the type species is A. langstoni.[1] It is known from a skull from the Campanian-age Dinosaur Park Formation, where it was rare; Leidyosuchus is the most commonly found crocodilian at the Park. The skull of Albertochampsa was only about 21 centimeters long (8.3 in).[2]
References[]
- ^ Erickson, Bruce R. (1972). "Albertochampsa langstoni, gen. et sp. nov. A new Alligator from the Cretaceous of Alberta". Scientific publications of the Science Museum of Minnesota, new series 2 (1): 1–13.
- ^ Wu, Xiao-Chun (2005). "Crocodylians". in Currie, Phillip J., and Koppelhus, Eva. Dinosaur Provincial Park: A Spectacular Ancient Ecosystem Revealed. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. pp. 277–291. ISBN 0-253-34595-2.
