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Crocodylus sp. nov. 'Sudan'

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Extinct (Salih et al., 2025)

Last record: Late Pleistocene (Salih et al., 2025)

 

Distribution & Habitat

Sudan

 

Anatomy & Morphology

 

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Original scientific description:

Salih, Khalafallah, Müller, Johannes, Eisawi, Ali and Bibi, Faysal. (2025). A new late Pleistocene fossil crocodile from Sudan reveals hidden diversity of Crocodylus in Africa. Scientific Reports 15: 27433. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-08980-6

 

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