Phylum Chordata | Class Reptilia Scientific name Gobiosuchus kielanae Rank Genus | |
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Gobiosuchus ("Gobi [desert] crocodile") was a gobiosuchid crocodyliform described in 1972 by Polish palaeontologist Halszka Osmólska. It hails from the Late Cretaceous (Early Campanian) of Bayn Dzak (Djadokhta Formation), in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia.
Its type species is G. kielanae.
Systematics
Gobiosuchus kielanae, along with Zaraasuchus shepardi, belongs to the family Gobiosuchidae.
References
Gobiosuchus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA