Eryosuchus

Eryosuchus
Temporal range: Middle Triassic
E. tverdochlebovi skull
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Temnospondyli
Superfamily: Capitosauroidea
Family: Capitosauridae
Genus: Eryosuchus
Otschev, 1966
Species
  • E. tverdochlebovi Otschev, 1966 (type)
  • E. antiquus Otschev, 1966
  • E. garjainovi Otschev, 1966
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]

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