Protosuchidae
Protosuchidae was a family of crocodylmorph reptiles from the Late Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous time periods. They were closely related to the Gobiosuchidae.
Protosuchids Temporal range: Late Triassic - Early Cretaceous | |
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Life restoration of Protosuchus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
Superorder: | Crocodylomorpha |
Clade: | Crocodyliformes |
Family: | †Protosuchidae Brown, 1934 |
Genera | |
Distribution
Triassic protosuchids are known from Lesotho, Argentina, and Arizona. Jurassic protosuchids are known from Nova Scotia, Poland, South Africa, and Arizona. Cretaceous protosuchids are known from China.[1]
Ecology
Protosuchids were carnivores. an unnamed species of protosuchids known only from teeth were herbivore
See also
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