Scythosuchus
| Scythosuchus Temporal range: Early Triassic | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Family: | †Rauisuchidae |
| Genus: | †Scythosuchus Sennikov, 1999 |
| Type species | |
| †Scythosuchus basileus Sennikov, 1999 | |
Scythosuchus is an extinct genus of rauisuchid. Remains have been found from Olenekian-age Lower Triassic beds in Russia.[1] The type and only species is S. basileus, described in 1999.[2]
References
- ↑ Borsuk−Białynicka, M.; Sennikov, A.G. (2009). "Archosauriform postcranial remains from the Early Triassic karst deposits of southern Poland". Palaeontologica Polonica 65: 283–328.
- ↑ Sennikov, A.G. (1999). "The evolution of the postcranial skeleton in archosaurs in connection with new finds of the Rauisuchidae in the Early Triassic of Russia". Paleontological Journal 1999 (6): 44–56.
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, July 24, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.