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# Notochampsa istedana

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Deuterostomia > Chordata > Craniata > Vertebrata (vertebrates)  > Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) > Teleostomi (teleost fish) > Osteichthyes (bony fish) > Class: Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish) > Stegocephalia (terrestrial vertebrates) > Tetrapoda (four-legged vertebrates) > Reptiliomorpha > Amniota > Reptilia >  Romeriida > Diapsida > Archosauromorpha > Archosauriformes > Archosauria > Pseudosuchia > Suchia > Paracrocodylomorpha > Loricata > Crocodylomorpha > Crocodyliformes > basal Crocodyliformes > Protosuchidae

Notochampsa istedana fossil specimen from the Early Jurassic (200 million years ago), found at  Bramleyshoek 52 farm, Bethlehem District, Free State by Roger Smith in 1993 (specimen number: SAM-PK-K8026 Age). Prepared by Annelise Crean. [photo R. Smith, Iziko ©]