Sarcosuchus

Translingual

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

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pholidosauridae – extinct saltwater carnivorous crocodilians.

Further reading

• Sarcosuchus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Neosuchia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Sarcosuchus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons