Chasmatosuchus

Not to be confused with Chasmatosaurus.

Chasmatosuchus Temporal range: Early Triassic
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Sauropsida
Infraclass:	Archosauromorpha
Family:	Proterosuchidae
Genus:	Chasmatosuchus Huene, 1940
species
Chasmatosuchus rossicus Huene, 1940 (Type) Chasmatosuchus parvus (nomen dubium) Huene, 1940

Chasmatosuchus was a large archosauriform reptile from the early Triassic period of South Africa and China. It is one of the earliest well-known archosauriforms. It was over 6 ft (2m) long and is thought to have behaved like a modern crocodile. Its mouth had two distinct features: the top of its jaw hooked downwards to aid in holding prey, and the upper palate was lined with a row of teeth—a primitive feature lost in later archosaurs.

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