| Trialestes Temporal range: Late Triassic |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Subclass: | Diapsida |
| Infraclass: | Archosauromorpha |
| Superorder: | Crocodylomorpha |
| Suborder: | Sphenosuchia |
| Genus: | Trialestes Bonaparte, 1982 |
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Trialestes is an extinct genus of Late Triassic crocodylomorph that lived in South America. It has been classified as a dinosaur in the past due it being adapted as a terrestrial, running carnivore. It is classified in Sphenosuchia, which were early relatives of crocodilians.
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