Longosuchus

Longosuchus (meaning "Long's crocodile") is an extinct genus of aetosaur from the Late Triassic of North America and Morocco.[1][2] It measured about 3 metres in length.[1]

Restoration

Longosuchus
Temporal range: Late Triassic
Skeleton
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Aetosauria
Family: Stagonolepididae
Subfamily: Desmatosuchinae
Genus: Longosuchus
Hunt & Lucas, 1990
Species
  • L. meadei Hunt & Lucas, 1990 (type)

References

  1. Sues, Hans-Dieter; Fraser, Nicholas C. (2010). "Triassic Life on Land: The Great Transition". ISBN 978-0-231-13522-1. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. Lucas, Spencer (1998). "The aetosaur Longosuchus from the Triassic of Morocco and its biochronological significance". Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences, Série IIA. 326 (8): 589–594. Bibcode:1998CRASE.326..589L. doi:10.1016/S1251-8050(98)80211-5.


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