UW14077 - Leidyosuchus sternbergi, Tooth

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University of Wyoming Libraries
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2020-06-22
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* Period/Epoch: Cretaceous / Lancian * Rock Formation: Unknown * State, County: WY, Sweetwater Taxonomy: Reptilia>Crocodylia>Crocodylidae>Leidyosuchus sternbergi Leidyosuchus sternbergi was a species of crocodilian from the Cretaceous of North America. During the Cretaceous, North America was separated into two halves by the Western Interior Seaway, where crocodilians and other semi-aquatic and aquatic animals lived. Leidyosuchus sternbergi likely had a skull length longer than 40 cm (16 in) and lived along the Western Interior Seaway’s coastline along modern-day Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, North Dakota, and South Dakota. This specimen shows a tooth. Scanned with the David SLS-2