Chimaerasuchus

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title: Chimaerasuchus
text: 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 an herbivore. Chimaerasuchus was originally discovered in the 1960s but not identified as a crocodyliform until 1995, instead thought to possibly be a multituberculate mammal. It is highly unusual, as only two other crocodyliforms h
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description: Extinct genus of reptiles
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimaerasuchus
date created: 2006-11-06T21:11:22Z
date modified: 2024-08-30T06:14:44Z
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image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Chimaerasuchus_Holotype_IVPP.jpg","width":1515,"height":976}
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