Pristichampsus

Pristichampsus
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Crocodilia
Family: †Pristichampsidae
Genus: †Pristichampsus
Gervais, 1853
Species
  • †P. rollinatii (Gray, 1831) (type)
  • †?P. birjukovi Efimov, 1988
  • †?P. kuznetzovi Efimov, 1988
Synonyms
  • Crocodilus rollianti Gray, 1831

Pristichampsus (also known as the saw crocodile) is an extinct crocodylian that grew to 3 metres in length. There are many different species: P. rollinatii, the type species from France, P. vorax from Wyoming and Texas, and P. geiseltalensis from Germany.


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