Baru
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Baru, sometimes referred to as the cleaver-headed crocodile, is an extinct genus of Australian mekosuchine crocodilian. Its fossils have been found from various Late Oligocene and Miocene localities f
Distribution of Baru wickeni (red) and Baru darrowi (blue) across Australia.
Reconstruction of Baru species. Top to bottom: B. iylwenpenny, B. darrowi, and B. wickeni.
With its massive jaws Baru was capable of taking even large prey.
Distribution of Baru wickeni compared to that of Australosuchus.
Australosuchus
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Australosuchus is an extinct monospecific genus of crocodylian belonging to the subfamily Mekosuchinae. The type and only known species Australosuchus clarkae lived during the Late Oligocene and the E
Baru
…by Yates in 2017 and confirmed by later studies, "Baru" huberi is not a species of Baru at all but a member of the genus Ultrastenos. Mekosuchinae Australosuchus† Kambara taraina† Kambara implexidens† Kambara murgonensis† Kalthifrons† Paludirex† Baru wickeni† Baru darrowi† Baru Alcoota† Bullock Creek taxon…
Australosuchus