1.8" Crocodile Borealosuchus Fossil Jaw Section Judith River FM Montana COA
Location: Judith River Formation, Montana (Private Land Origin)
Weight: 0.3 Ounces
Dimensions: 1.8 Inches Long, 0.6 Inches Wide, 0.4 Inches Thick
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Cretaceous Age through to the Eocene Age
Name: Borealosuchus (Boreal crocodile).
Named By: Chris Brochu - 1997.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Crocodylomorpha, Crocodylia.
Diet: Carnivore/Piscivore.
Size: Up to 2.8 meters long, though there is some variance between species.
Time period: Campanian of the Cretaceous through to the Eocene.
Fossil representation: Skulls and postcranial remains.
Borealosuchus emerged from a taxonomic reorganization of the genus Leidysuchus, which had accumulated numerous species of uncertain validity. Four former Leidysuchus species were reclassified as Borealosuchus, with additional species subsequently identified. This mid-sized crocodilian reached impressive proportions, with B. acutidentatus specimens exceeding 280 centimeters in total length and featuring skulls approaching 36 centimeters. Notably, Borealosuchus persisted through the K-T extinction event that devastated non-avian dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and marine reptiles. The genus's survival, alongside contemporaries like Dyrosaurus and Brachychampsa, suggests that crocodilians possessed physiological and ecological adaptations uniquely suited to withstand catastrophic environmental upheaval.
