Biology:Zatomus
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Short description: Extinct genus of reptiles
Zatomus Temporal range: Late Triassic
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Missing taxonomy template (fix): | Archosauria/Reptilia |
Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
Genus: | †Zatomus Cope, 1871 |
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Zatomus is an extinct genus of pseudosuchian from the Late Triassic. Fossil remains have been found in North Carolina, United States. It is classified as a rauisuchian, a type of large carnivorous thecodontian archosaur, and was once thought to be a dinosaur.[1]
References
- ↑ Cope, E.D. (1871). "Observations on the distribution of certain extinct Vertebrata in North Carolina". Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 12: pp. 210-216
Wikidata ☰ Q8067138 entry
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