Luperosuchus
Luperosuchus Temporal range: Middle Triassic | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Sauropsida |
Infraclass: | Archosauromorpha |
(unranked): | Crurotarsi |
Genus: | Luperosuchus |
Luperosuchus is an extinct genus of crurotarsan, a group which includes crocodilians and their ancestors. It lived during the Anisian stage of the Middle Triassic, and is known from Argentina.[1][2]
References
- ↑ A. S. Romer. 1971. The Chañares (Argentina) Triassic reptile fauna. VIII. A fragmentary skull of a large thecodont, Luperosuchus fractus. Breviora 373:1-8
- ↑ J. B. Desojo and A. B. Arcucci. 2009. New material of Luperosuchus fractus (Archosauria: Crurotarsi) from the Middle Triassic of Argentina: the earliest known South American "rauisuchian". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29(4):1311-1315
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