Neochoristodera
| Neochoristodera Temporal range: Early Cretaceous - Eocene, | |
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| Skeletal mount of Champsosaurus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | †Choristodera |
| Suborder: | †Neochoristodera Evans & Hecht, 1993 |
| Genera | |
| Synonyms | |
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Champsosauriformes Hay 1930 | |
Neochoristodera is a lineage of specialised crocodile-like fully aquatic choristodere reptiles. Noted for their long jaws and large size, these animals were predominant across the Northern Hemisphere, occurring in freshwater and coastal environments across the Cretaceous and early Cenozoic.