Eryosuchus
| Eryosuchus Temporal range: Middle Triassic | |
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| E. tverdochlebovi skull | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Temnospondyli |
| Superfamily: | Capitosauroidea |
| Family: | Capitosauridae |
| Genus: | Eryosuchus Otschev, 1966 |
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Restoration
Eryosuchus is an extinct genus of temnospondyl amphibian from the Middle Triassic of northern Russia. It was a very large predator: largest specimen known could reach up to 3.5 m (11.5 ft) in length, with a skull over 1 m long.[1]
Sources
- The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia by Michael J. Benton, Mikhail A. Shishkin, David M. Unwin, and Evgenii N. Kurochkin. p. 35-59.
- Dinosaur Encyclopedia by Jayne Parsons
- Chinese Fossil Vertebrates by Spencer G. Lucas
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