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Malawisuchus

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Gomani, Elizabeth M. (1997). "A crocodyliform from the Early Cretaceous Dinosaur Beds, northern Malawi".
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was first discovered in 1989, but not formally described for several years. It had unusual,
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of Malawi. It was described in 1997 by Elizabeth Gomani as a member of the family
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sp. nov., a new Crocodylomorpha from the Bauru Basin (Upper Cretaceous), Brazil".
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of articulated specimens suggests that they had been preserved in
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Carvalho, I.d.S.; Ribeiro, L.C.B.; Avilla, L.S. (2004). "
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You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 382:Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 14: 1922:Prehistoric pseudosuchian genera 1821: 1674: 1666: 1659: 1652: 1106: 1099: 1093: 1087: 114: 394:10.1080/02724634.1997.10010975 1: 1917:Fossil taxa described in 1997 433:10.1016/S1342-937X(05)71079-0 1927:Prehistoric archosaur stubs 1892:Terrestrial crocodylomorphs 1704:Terrestrial crocodylomorphs 1943: 1816: 1699: 1688: 1650: 1542: 1453: 1332: 1277: 1151: 1147: 1132: 1119: 1085: 1051: 832: 655: 624: 620: 605: 592: 542: 529: 480: 271: 266: 111:Scientific classification 109: 23: 16:Extinct genus of reptiles 409:Uberabasuchus terrificus 1829:This article about a 1796:Paleobiology Database 336:M. mwakasyungutiensis 279:M. mwakasyungutiensis 425:2004GondR...7..975C 1694:Related categories 1404:Pissarrachampsinae 305:crocodile") is an 1912:Fossils of Malawi 1907:Cretaceous Malawi 1849: 1848: 1811: 1810: 1783:Open Tree of Life 1725:Taxon identifiers 1716: 1715: 1712: 1711: 1684: 1683: 1648: 1647: 1644: 1643: 1640: 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1607:Caipirasuchinae 1601: 1582:Armadillosuchus 1567: 1529: 1486: 1432: 1420:Pissarrachampsa 1398: 1393:Stratiotosuchus 1357: 1338:Cynodontosuchus 1319: 1313:Razanandrongobe 1306:Pehuenchesuchus 1262: 1260:Xenodontosuchia 1249: 1213:Candidodontidae 1207: 1187:Razanandrongobe 1141: 1128: 1111: 1098: 1071: 1039: 999:Montealtosuchus 971:Gasparinisuchus 921: 866: 819: 715: 710:Mahajangasuchus 688: 649: 636: 614: 601: 576: 556: 525: 487: 486: 476: 471: 441: 440: 419:(4): 975โ€“1002. 406: 405: 401: 379: 378: 371: 366: 256: 248: 239:Candidodontidae 235: 222: 210:Crocodyliformes 197:Crocodylomorpha 113: 105: 103: 102: 97: 92: 87: 82: 77: 72: 67: 62: 57: 52: 47: 36: 35: 33: 27: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1940: 1938: 1930: 1929: 1924: 1919: 1914: 1909: 1904: 1899: 1894: 1889: 1879: 1878: 1873: 1872: 1865: 1858: 1850: 1847: 1846: 1826: 1809: 1808: 1806: 1805: 1792: 1779: 1766: 1753: 1737: 1735: 1729: 1728: 1723: 1714: 1713: 1710: 1709: 1707: 1706: 1700: 1697: 1696: 1693: 1686: 1685: 1682: 1681: 1651: 1649: 1646: 1645: 1642: 1641: 1638: 1637: 1634: 1633: 1630: 1629: 1627: 1626: 1623:Morrinhosuchus 1619: 1611: 1609: 1603: 1602: 1600: 1599: 1592: 1585: 1577: 1575: 1573:Sphagesaurinae 1569: 1568: 1566: 1565: 1558: 1551: 1543: 1537: 1535:Sphagesauridae 1531: 1530: 1528: 1527: 1520: 1512: 1505: 1496: 1494: 1488: 1487: 1485: 1484: 1481:Eptalofosuchus 1477: 1470: 1463: 1459:Brasileosaurus 1454: 1448: 1442: 1441: 1438: 1437: 1434: 1433: 1431: 1430: 1423: 1416: 1408: 1406: 1400: 1399: 1397: 1396: 1389: 1382: 1375: 1367: 1365: 1359: 1358: 1356: 1355: 1348: 1345:Gondwanasuchus 1341: 1333: 1327: 1321: 1320: 1318: 1317: 1309: 1302: 1294: 1286: 1283:Chimaerasuchus 1278: 1272: 1263: 1258: 1255: 1254: 1251: 1250: 1248: 1247: 1240: 1233: 1230:Lavocatchampsa 1226: 1218: 1216: 1209: 1208: 1206: 1205: 1198: 1191: 1183: 1176: 1168: 1161: 1152: 1142: 1137: 1130: 1129: 1124: 1117: 1116: 1113: 1112: 1086: 1084: 1081: 1080: 1077: 1076: 1073: 1072: 1070: 1069: 1068: 1067: 1061: 1059: 1049: 1048: 1045: 1044: 1041: 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1471: 1469: 1468: 1467:Coringasuchus 1464: 1461: 1460: 1456: 1455: 1452: 1449: 1447: 1443: 1429: 1428: 1424: 1422: 1421: 1417: 1415: 1414: 1413:Campinasuchus 1410: 1409: 1407: 1405: 1401: 1395: 1394: 1390: 1388: 1387: 1383: 1381: 1380: 1379:Aplestosuchus 1376: 1374: 1373: 1372:Aphaurosuchus 1369: 1368: 1366: 1364: 1363:Baurusuchinae 1360: 1354: 1353: 1349: 1347: 1346: 1342: 1340: 1339: 1335: 1334: 1331: 1328: 1326: 1325:Baurusuchidae 1322: 1315: 1314: 1310: 1308: 1307: 1303: 1300: 1299: 1295: 1292: 1291: 1290:Comahuesuchus 1287: 1285: 1284: 1280: 1279: 1276: 1273: 1271: 1267: 1264: 1261: 1256: 1246: 1245: 1241: 1239: 1238: 1234: 1232: 1231: 1227: 1225: 1224: 1220: 1219: 1217: 1214: 1210: 1204: 1203: 1202:Uruguaysuchus 1199: 1197: 1196: 1192: 1189: 1188: 1184: 1182: 1181: 1177: 1174: 1173: 1172:Comahuesuchus 1169: 1167: 1166: 1165:Araripesuchus 1162: 1159: 1158: 1154: 1153: 1150: 1146: 1143: 1140: 1135: 1131: 1127: 1122: 1118: 1109: 1105: 1102: 1096: 1090: 1065: 1064: 1063: 1062: 1060: 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1157:Anatosuchus 1027:Rukwasuchus 1013:Peirosaurus 916:Roxochampsa 814:Zulmasuchus 765:Iberosuchus 751:Bretesuchus 744:Bergisuchus 730:Ayllusuchus 703:Kaprosuchus 661:Baharijodon 630:Microsuchus 612:Ziphosuchia 599:Ziphosuchia 562:Ziphosuchia 474:Ziphosuchia 314:notosuchian 171:Archosauria 1881:Categories 1562:Yacarerani 1524:Notosuchus 1244:Pakasuchus 1223:Candidodon 1195:Simosuchus 1139:Notosuchia 1126:Notosuchia 1066:see belowโ†“ 1057:Notosuchia 1020:Pepesuchus 992:Lomasuchus 985:Kinesuchus 909:Pepesuchus 793:Ogresuchus 786:Lorosuchus 779:Langstonia 683:Wanosuchus 571:see belowโ†“ 519:Metasuchia 504:Sauropsida 364:References 301:(meaning " 226:Notosuchia 1834:archosaur 1352:Pabwehshi 902:Itasuchus 772:Ilchunaia 721:Sebecidae 668:Doratodon 490:Kingdom: 354:taphonomy 350:upper arm 319:from the 134:Kingdom: 128:Eukaryota 1742:Wikidata 498:Chordata 496:Phylum: 492:Animalia 267:Species 258:Gomani, 232:Family: 158:Reptilia 148:Chordata 144:Phylum: 138:Animalia 124:Domain: 1788:4132255 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Aptian
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Candidodontidae
Malawisuchus
1997
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Malawi

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