Hamadasuchus
Extinct genus of reptiles
Hamadasuchus is an extinct genus of sebecian crocodylomorph. Fossils have been found from the Kem Kem Formation outcropping in southeastern Morocco. These beds date back to the Albian and Cenomanian stages of the Late Cretaceous. It was first assigned to the family Trematochampsidae. Diagnostic features of the genus include its lateromedially compressed and serrated teeth. It was deep-snouted and had a slightly heterodont dentition with three distinct tooth morphologies present from sections of the lower jaw.
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- Hamadasuchus rebouli assigned skull.jpg by Nizar Ibrahim, Paul C. Sereno, David J. Varricchio, David M. Martill, Didier B. Dutheil, David M. Unwin, Lahssen Baidder, Hans C. E. Larsson, Samir Zouhri, Abdelhadi Kaoukaya, CC BY 4.0
- August 1, 2012 - Hamadasuchus rebouli Skull on Display at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM 52620).jpg by CaptMondo, CC BY-SA 3.0
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