Calyptosuchus
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Calyptosuchus (meaning "covered crocodile") is an extinct genus of archosaur reptile from the Late Triassic of North America. An aetosaur, it was heavily armored and had a pig-like snout used to uproot plants. The genus might be a junior synonym of Stagonolepis.
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