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    fish, similar to living gharials. Champsosaurus was the first member of the Choristodera to be described. Champsosaurus was named by Edward Drinker Cope...
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    internal skull anatomy of choristoderes is only known for Champsosaurus. The braincase of Champsosaurus is poorly ossified at the front of the skull (anterior)...
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    polytomy in recent studies. Neochoristodera contains the named genera Champsosaurus, Ikechosaurus, Kosmodraco, Liaoxisaurus, Mengshanosaurus, Simoedosaurus...
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    Globidens timorensis, lamniforme sharks, coelacanths and the choristodere Champsosaurus. The earliest historical record about Timor island is the 13th-century...
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    Skeleton of Champsosaurus, a choristodere, the latest surviving order of extinct reptiles. The last known choristoderes are known from the Miocene, around...
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    several small exhibits including a display of small fossils (including Champsosaurus, Dromaeosaurus, Protostega, among others.), modern animals that can...
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    Hyphalosaurus. Hyphalosaurus is related to the large, crocodile-like Champsosaurus and the smaller, lizard-like Monjurosuchus. Its closest relative was...
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    mosasaur Plioplatecarpus, the turtle Boremys and the diapsid reptile Champsosaurus. A fair number of mammals lived in this region, which included Turgidodon...
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    neosuchian crocodyliformes. During the Late Cretaceous the neochoristodere Champsosaurus was widely distributed across western North America. Due to the extreme...
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    becoming extinct in the Miocene. The gharial-like choristodere genus Champsosaurus' palatal teeth suggest that there were dietary changes among the various...
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