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Etymology
From Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) + -suchus. Coined by French paleontologists France de Lapparent de Broin and Philippe Taquet in 1966.
Proper noun
†Sarcosuchus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Pholidosauridae – extinct saltwater carnivorous crocodilians.
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