Adzhosuchus is an extinct genus of crocodyliform in the family Shartegosuchidae. Fossils have been found from southwestern Mongolia that date back to the Late Jurassic period.[1]

Adzhosuchus
Temporal range: Late Jurassic
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Archosauria
Clade: Pseudosuchia
Clade: Crocodylomorpha
Clade: Crocodyliformes
Family: Shartegosuchidae
Genus: Adzhosuchus
Efimov et al., 2000
Species
  • A. fuscus Efimov et al., 2000 (type)

References

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  1. ^ Efimov, M. B., Gubin, Y. M. and Kurzanov, S. M. (2000). New primitive crocodile (Crocodylomorpha: Shartegosuchidae) from the Jurassic of Mongolia. Paleontological Journal 34:238–241.