棱角鳞鳄属
棱角鳞鳄属(属名:Goniopholis)又名角鳞鳄,是种已灭绝鳄类,生存于侏罗纪晚期到白垩纪早期的北美洲、欧洲、以及亚洲。棱角鳞鳄是半水生动物,非常类似现代鳄鱼。棱角鳞鳄的身长为2到4米之间,生活方式可能非常类似美洲短吻鳄或尼罗鳄。 棱角鳞鳄与已灭绝的鳄类祖先的亲缘关系非常接近。
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Goniopholis simus,生存于白垩纪早期的德国 | |
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界: | 动物界 Animalia |
门: | 脊索动物门 Chordata |
纲: | 爬行纲 Reptilia |
科: | †棱角鳞鳄科 Goniopholididae |
属: | †棱角鳞鳄 Goniopholis Owen, 1841 |
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Goniopholis crassidens Owen, 1841
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目前已有许多种的棱角鳞鳄被叙述。G. crassidens生存于白垩纪巴列姆阶的英格兰。G. simus生存于白垩纪早期的德国西北部。G. gilmorei与G. stovalli生存于侏罗纪晚期的北美洲。G. baryglyphaeus则是最古老的棱角鳞鳄,生存于侏罗纪启莫里阶的葡萄牙。G. phuwiangensis则生存于晚侏罗纪的泰国东北部。G. lucasii生存于侏罗纪提通阶的科罗拉多州,但可能属于Amphicotylus。生存于白垩纪早期英格兰的Nannosuchus gracilidens可能是个棱角鳞鳄的幼年个体。
参考资料
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