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Australosuchus clarkae<\/em><\/h1>\n

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Australosuchus clarkae<\/em> is the only member of the genus of extinct Mekosuchinae crocodylian. The species is only known from the late Oligocene and early Miocene of southern Australia where it has been found in fossil sites at Lake Pinpa and Lake Pallankarinna. The genus name means ‘southern crocodile’.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=”757″ img_size=”large” add_caption=”yes”][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=”756″ img_size=”large” add_caption=”yes”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Skeletal element:<\/strong> cranium
\nSpecimen number:<\/strong> SAMA P42788
\nGeological age:<\/strong> late Oligocene
\nState\/territory:<\/strong> South Australia
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\nSpecimen number:<\/strong> SAMA P33761
\nGeological age:<\/strong> late Oligocene
\nState\/territory:<\/strong> South Australia
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\nSpecimen number:<\/strong> SAMA P36582
\nGeological age:<\/strong> late Oligocene
\nState\/territory:<\/strong> South Australia
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