Longosuchus

Longosuchus
Temporal range: Late Triassic
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Aetosauria
Family: Stagonolepididae
Subfamily: Desmatosuchinae
Genus: Longosuchus
Hunt & Lucas, 1990
Species
  • L. meadei Hunt & Lucas, 1990 (type)

Longosuchus (meaning "Long's crocodile") is an extinct genus of aetosaur from the Late Triassic of North America. It measured about 3 metre in length.[1]

References

  1. ^ Hans-Dieter Sues and Nicholas C. Fraser (2010):Triassic Life on Land: The Great Transition ISBN 9780231135221