Sebecus

Sebecus
Temporal range: Paleocene - Mid Eocene
Possible Late Miocene-Early Pliocene record
Skull of Sebecus icaeorhinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Pseudosuchia
Clade: Crocodylomorpha
Clade: †Notosuchia
Family: †Sebecidae
Genus: †Sebecus
Simpson, 1937
Type species
†Sebecus icaeorhinus
Simpson, 1937
Species
  • †S. ayrampu Bravo et al., 2021
  • †S. icaeorhinus Simpson, 1937 (Type)

Sebecus (meaning "Sobek" in Latin) is an extinct genus of sebecid crocodylomorph from Paleogene period of South America. Like other sebecosuchians, it was entirely terrestrial and carnivorous. The genus is currently represented by two species, the type S. icaeorhinus and S. ayrampu. Several other species have been referred to Sebecus, but were later reclassified as their own genera.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.