Chroniosuchidae

Chroniosuchidae Temporal range: Upper Permian–Upper Triassic PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Chroniosuchus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Subclass:	"Labyrinthodontia"
(unranked):	Reptiliomorpha
Suborder:	†Chroniosuchia
Family:	†Chroniosuchidae Vjuschkov, 1957
Genera
Chroniosaurus Chroniosuchus Ingentidens[1] Jarilinus[2] Madygenerpeton[3] Phratochronis[1] Uralerpeton[4] Suchonica[5]

The Chroniosuchidae are a family of semi-aquatic reptiliomorp amphibians found in sediments from the upper Permian and the upper Triassic periods, most in Russia. They were generally rather large animals, with long jaws similar to those found in modern crocodiles, and probably lived a similar life style as riverside piscivores and ambush predators. Like all Chroniosuchians, they bore extensive osteoderm armour on their backs, possibly as protection against terrestrial predators such as the Permian therapsids and the Triassic Rauisuchians.

Gallery

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  Chroniosaurus dongusensis

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  Uralerpeton tverdokhlebovae

See also

Permian tetrapods

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Jin-Ling Li and Zheng-Wu Cheng (1999). "New Anthracosaur and Temnospondyl Amphibians from Gansu, China - The Fifth Report on Late Permian Dashankou Lower Tetrapod Fauna". Vertebrata PalAsiatica 37 (3): 234–247. http://www.ivpp.cas.cn/cbw/gjzdwxb/xbwzxz/200812/W020090813369418346132.pdf. 
2. ^ V. K. Golubev (1998). "Revision of the Late Permian Chroniosuchians (Amphibia, Anthracosauromorpha) from Eastern Europe". Paleontological Journal 32 (4): 390–401. http://golubeff.narod.ru/PF/017e_Golubev_1998_Chroniosuchia_Permian_Russia.pdf. 
3. ^ Rainer R. Schoch, Sebastian Voigt, Michael Buchwitz (2010). "A chroniosuchid from the Triassic of Kyrgyzstan and analysis of chroniosuchian relationships". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 160 (3): 515–530. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00613.x. 
4. ^ V. K. Golubev (1998). "Narrow-armored Chroniosuchians (Amphibia, Anthracosauromorpha) from the Late Permian of Eastern Europe". Paleontological Journal 32 (3): 278–287. http://golubeff.narod.ru/PF/016e_Golubev_1998_Chroniosuchia_Permian_Russia.pdf. 
5. ^ V. K. Golubev (1999). "A New Narrow-Armored Chroniosuchian (Amphibia, Anthracosauromorpha) from the Upper Permian of Eastern Europe". Paleontological Journal 33 (2): 166–173. http://golubeff.narod.ru/PF/024e_Golubev_1999_Chroniosuchia_Permian_Russia.pdf.