GnathostomataNotosuchia

Miadanasuchus oblita

Miadanasuchus oblita skeletal reconstruction, left lateral view, length ~3 m.
Scale bar = 50 centimeters
Taxon
Miadanasuchus oblita (Buffetaut & Taquet, 1979)
Reconstructed length
~3 m (10 feet)
View
Left lateral
Drawing
© Scott Hartman
Drawn
2018
Clade
  1. Gnathostomata
  2. Tetrapoda
  3. Amniota
  4. Sauropsida
  5. Archosauromorpha
  6. Archosauria
  7. Pseudosuchia
  8. Crocodylomorpha
  9. Notosuchia

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A broad-snouted notosuchian from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar, it was originally placed in the genus Trematochampsa, before being recognized as its own genus. At 3 meters (10 feet), Miadanasuchus was a robustly built member of the Gondwanan croc-line radiation.

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