Borealosuchus (meaning "northern crocodile") is an extinct genus of crocodyliforms that lived from the Late Cretaceous to the Eocene in North America. It was named by Christopher Brochu in 1997 for several species that had been assigned to Leidyosuchus.

Nov 7, 2015 · Borealosuchus was‭ ‬a‭ ‬mid-sized genus of crocodile,‭ ‬with the largest species B.‭ ‬acutidentatus attaining lengths of two hundred and eighty centimetres in length,‭ ‬with a skull thirty-six centimetres long.‭ ‬Borealosuchus is also another genus of crocodile that survived the KT extinction‭ ‬that marked the end of ...

Jan 9, 2025 · A eusuchian from the lower Paleocene Denver Formation of Corral Bluffs is represented by specimens identified as Borealosuchus sternbergii. Here, we provide anatomical descriptions and comparisons supported by micro-CT scan data of three partial crania.

Jan 1, 2012 · Although one of the oldest known species of Borealosuchus, phylogenetic analysis supports a closer relationship to Borealosuchus from the early Eocene than with other Late Cretaceous or early...

Borealosuchus inhabited ponds and swamps in North Dakota during the Paleocene about 60 million years ago. At that time, western North Dakota was a hot, humid subtropical lowland that contained huge swamps. The climate was similar to that of Florida today. Fossils of Borealosuchus have been recovered from many sites in North Dakota.

Borealosuchus (meaning "boreal crocodile") is an extinct genus of crocodilians that lived from the Late Cretaceous to the Eocene in North America. It was named by Chris Brochu in 1997 for several species that had been assigned to Leidyosuchus.

Jan 12, 2012 · A lower jaw and associated postcranial remains from the Late Cretaceous–early Paleocene Hornerstown Formation of New Jersey form the basis of a new crocodyliform species, Borealosuchus threeensis.