Kayentasuchus walkeri

A basal crocodylomorph from the Kayenta Formation in Arizona.

Name

Kayentasuchus walkeri

Authority

Clark & Sues, 2002

Meaning of generic name

Kayenta, in reference to the formation from which the holotype was collected, and Greek soukhos, crocodile

Meaning of specific name

In memory of Alick D. Walker for his many contributions to our understanding of Sphenosuchus and other archosaurs.

Size

[not given]

Remains

Holotype (UCMP 131830): a nearly complete but fragmented skeleton.

Age and Distribution

Horizon: Near the middle of the Kayenta Formation (Glen Canyon Group). Early Jurassic

Locality: Badlands at Willow Springs, Rock Head 7.5 Minute Quadrangle, NE Arizona, US.

Classification

Archosauromorpha Crurotarsi Paracrocodylomorpha Sphenosuchia Sphenosuchidae

Further Reading

Clark, J. M., and Sues, H.-D., 2002. Two new basal crocodylomorph archosaurs from the Lower Jurassic and the monophyly of the sphenosuchia: In: Archosaurian anatomy and palaeontology. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, v. 136, p. 77-95.