Protosuchidae
Protosuchidae Temporal range: Late Triassic - Early Cretaceous | |
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life restoration of Protosuchus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Superorder: | Crocodylomorpha |
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
- Family Protosuchidae
Relatives
Main article: Gobiosuchidae
References
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