Protosuchidae

Protosuchidae was a family of crocodylmorph reptiles from the Late Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous time periods. They were closely related to the Gobiosuchidae.

Protosuchids
Temporal range: Late Triassic - Early Cretaceous Norian–Albian
Life restoration of Protosuchus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Crocodyliformes
Family: Protosuchidae
Brown, 1934
Genera

Distribution

Triassic protosuchids are known from Lesotho, Argentina, 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]

See also

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