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
RODEOSUCHUS
GEN. NOV.
LSID:
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:
5FF9D13A-1830- 4906-AE23-D6F90DF2A125
Etymology
The name refers to
Rodeo
, the name of the river that passes close to the
type
locality (
Cementerio
de
Tortugas
), and the
Latinized Ancient Greek
name Σοῦχος,
Soûkhos
, used for the
Egyptian
crocodile god
Sobek
.
Diagnosis
As for the only known species.