Pristichampsus
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| phylum | Chordata | Pristichampsus ("saw crocodile") is an extinct genus of pristichampsid crocodylian that grew to approximately three metres (10 ft) in length.
Pristichampsus had heavily armoured skin, and long limbs suggesting a cursorial (i.e. running) habitus. It also had hoof-like toes, suggesting that it lived more on land than in the water, and that it therefore probably hunted terrestrial mammals. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Crocodilians |
| clade | Diapsida | |
| clade | Crocodylomorpha | |
| order | Crocodilia | |
| family | †Pristichampsidae | |
| genus | Pristichampsus | |
| Temporal range | Eocene |
