Protosuchidae

Protosuchidae

Protosuchidae

Extinct family of reptiles

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

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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. An unnamed species of protosuchids known only from teeth was an herbivore[citation needed].

See also

References

  1. [1]
    The Paleobiology Database: Protosuchidae


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