Trematochampsa

Trematochampsa

Trematochampsa Fossil range: Late Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Class	Sauropsida
Subclass	Diapsida
Infraclass	Archosauromorpha
Order (Unranked)	Crurotarsi
Superorder	Crocodylomorpha
Family (Unranked)	Mesoeucrocodylia
Family	Trematochampsidae
Genus	Trematochampsa Buffetaut, 1974
Species	T. oblita Buffetaut, 1974 (type)

Trematochampsa is an extinct genus of crocodyliform from the Late Cretaceous Maevarano Formation of Madagascar. The type species, T. oblita, was described by Buffetaut in 1974.

Trematochampsa gives its name to the Trematochampsidae, a poorly-known group of fossil crocodiles.

References

• Carroll, RL. (1988). Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W.H. Freeman and Company

External links

• Trematochampsa in the Paleobiology Database
• Abstract of 2001 paper