| Junggarsuchus | |
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| Dino Death Trap Junggarsuchus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Genus: | †Junggarsuchus Clark et al., 2004 |
| Species: | J. sloani |
| Binomial name | |
| Junggarsuchus sloani Clark et al., 2004 | |
Junggarsuchus is an extinct genus of sphenosuchian crocodylomorph from the Middle Jurassic of China. The type species is J. sloani.
Description[]
Although the skull of Junggarsuchus shares many characteristics with those of modern crocodilians, it is morphologically intermediate between sphenosuchians and mesoeucrocodylians. As in other sphenosuchians, the limbs of Junggarsuchus were adapted to terrestrial locomotion (movement on land), rather than semi-aquatic locomotion seen in living crocodilians. These adaptations include: a vertically orientated upper arm bone, ball-and-socket shoulder joint, and a functionally tridactyl (three-fingered) hand.
In the Media[]
Junggarsuchus Was 1st seen it a National Geographic Documentary Dino Death Trap.