Definition of Leidyosuchus. Meaning of Leidyosuchus. Synonyms of Leidyosuchus

- Leidyosuchus (meaning "Leidy's crocodile") is an extinct genus of alligatoroid from the Late Cretaceous of Alberta. It was named in 1907 by Lawrence Lambe...
- Christopher Brochu in 1997 for several species that had been ****igned to Leidyosuchus. The species ****igned to it are: B. sternbergii, the type species, from...
- crocodile-gharial lineage in the late Cretaceous, about 87 million years ago. Leidyosuchus of Alberta is among the earliest known genera. Fossil alligatoroids have...
- Deinosuchus in a basal position within the clade Alligatoroidea along with Leidyosuchus. This classification was bolstered in 2005 by the discovery of a well-preserved...
- Cretaceous-Eocene crocodile Borealosuchus formidabilis, once known as Leidyosuchus. In one study, periostitis was the most common pathology in this species...
- Deinosuchus Diplocynodon Leidyosuchus Listrognathosuchus Globidonta...
- as early as 100 million years ago based on molecular phylogenetics. Leidyosuchus of Alberta is the earliest known genus. Fossil alligatoroids have been...
- contains only a handful of basally branching forms like Deinosuchus, Leidyosuchus and Diplocynodon before splitting into the two major groups still around...
- Deinosuchus Diplocynodon Leidyosuchus Listrognathosuchus Globidonta...
- skull from the Campanian-age Dinosaur Park Formation, where it was rare; Leidyosuchus is the most commonly found crocodilian at the Park. The skull of Albertochampsa...