Kaprosuchus

Kaprosuchus saharicus · Kaprosuchus, nicknamed "BoarCroc," is an extinct crocodile relative known from a single nearly complete skull found in Niger, in the Sahara.

Also called BoarCroc.

It lived about 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago.

Kaprosuchus
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Kaprosuchus
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Kaprosuchus
Photo: Carol Abraczinskas, CC BY 3.0

Taxonomy

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderCrocodilia
FamilyMahajangasuchidae
GenusKaprosuchus
SpeciesKaprosuchus saharicus

Where its fossils were found

Niger, in the Sahara (Echkar Formation).

Fun facts

  • Kaprosuchus was named "boar crocodile" because its huge tusk-like teeth resemble those of a boar.
  • It had three sets of tusk-like teeth pointing above and below its skull, a dental arrangement not seen in any other known crocodile relative.
  • Kaprosuchus had large, rough horns on the back of its skull, a feature that was unique to it among its close relatives.
  • Its forward-angled eye sockets suggest it had somewhat stereoscopic vision, with overlapping views like a hunter on land.

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Facts and taxonomy adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).