| Massaliasuchus | |
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| Illustration of the fossilized remains from theFuvelian Lignites of France, 1869 | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauria |
| Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
| Clade: | Crocodylomorpha |
| Clade: | Eusuchia |
| Clade: | †Allodaposuchidae |
| Genus: | †Massaliasuchus Martin &Buffetaut, 2008 |
| Species: | †M. affuvelensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Massaliasuchus affuvelensis (Matheron, 1869) | |
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Massaliasuchus is anextinctmonospecificgenus ofallodaposuchideusuchiancrocodyliform from theLate Cretaceous (Santonian–Campanian)Fuvelian Lignites of southeasternFrance.[1] The type species isM. affuvelensis.
Massaliasuchus was first described in 1869 byPhilippe Matheron asCrocodilus affuvelensis, based on remains including skull bones.[2] The new genus name was given to it in 2008 by Jeremy Martin and Eric Buffetaut.Massaliasuchus was considered to be related to earlyalligatoroids. Its name means "Marseille crocodile".[1]
Recentcladistic analysis placesMassaliasuchus as a member ofAllodaposuchidae, aclade ofbasaleusuchians from theLate Cretaceous of southern Europe.[3] The genus can be distinguished fromMusturzabalsuchus in having 15 alveoli in the dentary.[4] However,Massaliasuchus is usually omitted fromphylogenetic analyses since it is only represented by poorly-preserved material.[5]
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