Archosaurus

Archosaurus
Temporal range: Late Permian, 252 Ma
Restored skull
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Archosauriformes
Family: Proterosuchidae
Genus: Archosaurus
Tatarinov, 1960
Species
  • A. rossicus Tatarinov, 1960 (type)
Restoration
Holotype maxilla

Archosaurus is an extinct genus of carnivorous archosauriform reptile.[1] From the latest Permian of Russia and Poland, it is one of the earliest known archosauriformes.

See also

References

  1. Sennikov, A. G.; Golubev, V. K. (2006). "Vyazniki biotic assemblage of the terminal Permian". Paleontological Journal 40 (4): S475. doi:10.1134/S0031030106100078.
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