The longirostrine crocodyliforms from Bolivia and their evolution through the Cretaceous-Palaeogene boundary
Author
Jouve, Stéphane
Author
Muizon, Christian De
Author
Cespedes-Paz, Ricardo
Author
Sossa-Soruco, Víctor
Author
Knoll, Stephane
text
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
2021
192
475
509
journal article
0024-4082
5FE60428-2627-4AA3-896B-6B8FAB91BB79
DORBIGNYSUCHUS
GEN. NOV.
(
FIGS 13–15
)
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Etymology
Named in honor of French naturalist Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d’Orbigny (
6 September 1802
to
30 June 1857
),
Professor of Palaeontology
at the
Paris Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle
, who explored
South America
, including
Bolivia
, during the 19
th
century.
The
suffix -
suchus
is derived from the
Ancient Greek
name Σοῦχος, used for the
Egyptian
crocodile god
Sobek
.
Diagnosis
As for the only known species.