Erpetosuchidae
Extinct family of reptiles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Erpetosuchidae is an extinct family of pseudosuchian archosaurs. Erpetosuchidae was named by D. M. S. Watson in 1917 to include Erpetosuchus.[1] It includes the type species Erpetosuchus granti from the Late Triassic of Scotland, Erpetosuchus sp. from the Late Triassic of eastern United States and Parringtonia gracilis from the middle Middle Triassic of Tanzania;[2] the group might also include Dyoplax arenaceus from the Late Triassic of Germany,[3] Archeopelta arborensis and Pagosvenator candelariensis from Brazil and Tarjadia ruthae from Argentina.[4]
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Erpetosuchidae | |
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Skeletal mount of Parringtonia at the FMNH | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Archosauria |
Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
Clade: | Suchia |
Family: | †Erpetosuchidae Watson, 1917 |
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