- fish,
similar to
living gharials.
Champsosaurus was the
first member of the
Choristodera to be described.
Champsosaurus was
named by
Edward Drinker Cope...
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internal skull anatomy of
choristoderes is only
known for
Champsosaurus. The
braincase of
Champsosaurus is
poorly ossified at the
front of the
skull (anterior)...
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polytomy in
recent studies.
Neochoristodera contains the
named genera Champsosaurus, Ikechosaurus, Kosmodraco, Liaoxisaurus, Mengshanosaurus, Simoedosaurus...
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Skeleton of
Champsosaurus, a choristodere, the
latest surviving order of
extinct reptiles. The last
known choristoderes are
known from the Miocene, around...
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predator of the fauna. The
second largest reptile is the
champsosaur Champsosaurus gigas. C.
gigas is
unusual among Paleocene reptiles in that it is larger...
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Canyon Formation that
correspond to wetlands. The
choristodere genus Champsosaurus was also a
resident of
Alberta during this time. A wide
variety of fossil...
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becoming extinct in the Miocene. The gharial-like
choristodere genus Champsosaurus'
palatal teeth suggest that
there were
dietary changes among the various...
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neosuchian crocodyliformes.
During the Late
Cretaceous the
neochoristodere Champsosaurus was
widely distributed across western North America. Due to the extreme...
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Champsosaurus...
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Globidens timorensis,
lamniforme sharks,
coelacanths and the
choristodere Champsosaurus. The
earliest historical record about Timor island is the 13th-century...
