Biology:Protosuchidae

Short description: Extinct family of reptiles

Protosuchids Temporal range: Late Triassic - Early Cretaceous Norian–Albian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Life restoration of Protosuchus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Archosauria
Clade:	Pseudosuchia
Clade:	Crocodylomorpha
Clade:	Crocodyliformes
Family:	†Protosuchidae Brown, 1934
Genera
†Coloradisuchus †Dianosuchus †Edentosuchus †Erythrochampsa †Hemiprotosuchus †Orthosuchus †Protosuchus

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

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 .

Ecology

Protosuchids were carnivores. An unnamed species of protosuchids known only from teeth was an herbivore.

See also

• Protosuchia

References

Wikidata ☰ Q9063327 entry