Simosuchus

Simosuchus (meaning "pug-nosed crocodile" in Greek, referring to the animal's blunt snout) is an extinct genus of notosuchiancrocodylomorphs from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. It is named for its unusually short skull. Fully grown individuals were about 0.75 metres (2.5 ft) in length. The type species is Simosuchus clarki, found from the Maevarano Formation in Mahajanga Province.
The teeth of S. clarki were shaped like cloves (maple leaves), which coupled with its short and deep snout suggest it was not a carnivore like most other crocodylomorphs. In fact, these features have led many palaeontologists to consider it an herbivore.
Category:Animals
Category:Creatures
Category:Late cretaceous crocodylomorphs
Category:Terrestrial crocodylomorphs
Category:Crocodylomorphs of madagascar
Category:Ziphosuchians
Category:Reptiles