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Acherontisuchus guajiraensis
Illustration of Acherontisuchus guajiraensis hunting in its habitat. Titanoboa cerrejonensis is visible in the background. Illustration by Danielle Byerley.
Temporal range: Middle to Late Paleocene (Selandian-Thanetian: ~60-58Ma)
Scientific classification:
Life
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Unikonta
(unranked): Opisthokonta
(unranked): Holozoa
(unranked): Filozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
(unranked): Bilateria
Clade: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Cephalochordata
Clade: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Clade: Eugnathostomata
Clade: Teleostomi
Superclass: Tetrapoda
Clade: Reptiliomorpha
Clade: Amniota
Class: Reptilia or Clade: Sauropsida
Clade: Eureptilia
Clade: Romeriida
Clade: Diapsida
Clade: Neodiapsida
Clade: Archelosauria
Clade: Archosauromorpha
Clade: Archosauriformes
Clade: Crurotarsi
Clade: Archosauria
Clade: Pseudosuchia
Clade: Suchia
Clade: Paracrocodylomorpha
Clade: Loricata
Clade: Bathyotica
Superorder: Crocodylomorpha
Clade: Crocodyliformes
Clade: Mesoeucrocodylia
Clade: Metasuchia
Clade: Neosuchia
Suborder: †Tethysuchia
Family: †Dyrosauridae
Genus: †Acherontisuchus
Species: †A. guajirensis
Acherontisuchus was a genus of crocodylomorph of the extinct family Dyrosauridae. It lived in the Cerrejón Formation of Colombia during the Paleocene epoch.[1]
Description:
Acherontisuchus was longirostrine and the total length of its skull was estimated to be ~72-86 centimeters. Total body length was estimated to be ~4.66-6.46 meters.[1]
Habitat:
Acherontisuchus is believed to have inhabited shallow, freshwater regions.[1]
Diet and potential competitors:
Acherontisuchus was a specialized piscivore.[1] Given how it was discovered in the same formation as Titanoboa cerrejonensis, it is thought the two taxon competed with each other for food.[2]
References:
[1] "A new longirostrine dyrosaurid (Crocodylomorpha, Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Paleocene of north-eastern Colombia: biogeographic and behavioural implications for new-world Dyrosauridae" (Hastings et al., 2010).
[2] www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110914192308.htm
Illustration of Acherontisuchus guajiraensis hunting in its habitat. Titanoboa cerrejonensis is visible in the background. Illustration by Danielle Byerley.
Temporal range: Middle to Late Paleocene (Selandian-Thanetian: ~60-58Ma)
Scientific classification:
Life
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Unikonta
(unranked): Opisthokonta
(unranked): Holozoa
(unranked): Filozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
(unranked): Bilateria
Clade: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Cephalochordata
Clade: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Clade: Eugnathostomata
Clade: Teleostomi
Superclass: Tetrapoda
Clade: Reptiliomorpha
Clade: Amniota
Class: Reptilia or Clade: Sauropsida
Clade: Eureptilia
Clade: Romeriida
Clade: Diapsida
Clade: Neodiapsida
Clade: Archelosauria
Clade: Archosauromorpha
Clade: Archosauriformes
Clade: Crurotarsi
Clade: Archosauria
Clade: Pseudosuchia
Clade: Suchia
Clade: Paracrocodylomorpha
Clade: Loricata
Clade: Bathyotica
Superorder: Crocodylomorpha
Clade: Crocodyliformes
Clade: Mesoeucrocodylia
Clade: Metasuchia
Clade: Neosuchia
Suborder: †Tethysuchia
Family: †Dyrosauridae
Genus: †Acherontisuchus
Species: †A. guajirensis
Acherontisuchus was a genus of crocodylomorph of the extinct family Dyrosauridae. It lived in the Cerrejón Formation of Colombia during the Paleocene epoch.[1]
Description:
Acherontisuchus was longirostrine and the total length of its skull was estimated to be ~72-86 centimeters. Total body length was estimated to be ~4.66-6.46 meters.[1]
Habitat:
Acherontisuchus is believed to have inhabited shallow, freshwater regions.[1]
Diet and potential competitors:
Acherontisuchus was a specialized piscivore.[1] Given how it was discovered in the same formation as Titanoboa cerrejonensis, it is thought the two taxon competed with each other for food.[2]
References:
[1] "A new longirostrine dyrosaurid (Crocodylomorpha, Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Paleocene of north-eastern Colombia: biogeographic and behavioural implications for new-world Dyrosauridae" (Hastings et al., 2010).
[2] www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110914192308.htm
