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Hallopus

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Hallopus
Temporal range: Late Jurassic
Hallopus victor front and hind limb
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Family: Hallopodidae
Genus: Hallopus
Marsh, 1881
Type species
Hallopus victor

Hallopus was a prehistoric crocodylomorph that was classified as a dinosaur in 1881 by Othniel Charles Marsh.[1]

References

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  1. Walker, A. D. (1970). "A Revision of the Jurassic Reptile Hallopus victor (Marsh), with Remarks on the Classification of Crocodiles". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences. 257 (816): 323–372. JSTOR 2417013.