Chimaerasuchus is an extinct genus of Chinese crocodyliform from the Early Cretaceous Wulong Formation. 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 a herbivore.
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Chimaerasuchus is known from one specimen, a partial skeleton. It was not a particularly large animal, estimated to be around 1 meter long and not very heavily built. The skull would have been short but quite large compared to much of the rest of the body. Its forelimbs were short but had sharp and highly curved claws. The tail, hind limbs, ribcage and most of the vertebrae remain unknown.