Protosuchidae

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Protosuchidae
Temporal range: Late Triassic - Late Cretaceous
life restoration of Protosuchus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Superorder: Crocodylomorpha
Clade: Crocodyliformes
Informal group: †Protosuchia
Family: †Protosuchidae
Brown, 1934

Protosuchidae was a family of crocodylmorph reptiles from the Late Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous time periods.

Distribution

Triassic protosuchids are known from Lesotho 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.[1]

Genera

Relatives

Main article: Gobiosuchidae

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Paleobiology Database: Protosuchidae
Major groups of basal crocodylomorphs
Sphenosuchia
Other basal crocodylomorphs
Crocodyliformes
Hsisosuchidae
Related categories
  • Terrestrial crocodylomorphs
  • Triassic crocodylomorphs
  • Jurassic crocodylomorphs
  • Cretaceous crocodylomorphs


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