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Chimaerasuchus

Chimaerasuchus
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous
Chimaerasuchus paradoxus.jpg
Chimaerasuchus paradoxus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Family: Chimaerasuchidae
Genus: Chimaerasuchus
Wu et al., 1995
Type species
C. paradoxus
Wu et al., 1995

Chimaerasuchus ("chimera crocodile") is an extinct genus of Chinese crocodyliform from the Early Cretaceous. The four teeth in the very tip of its short snout gave it a "bucktoothed" appearance. Due its multicusped teeth and marked heterodonty, it is believed to have been an herbivore.


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