Ticinosuchus

Ticinosuchus

Taxobox
name = "Ticinosuchus"
fossil_range = Mid Triassic


image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Ticinosuchus ferox"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Sauropsida
ordo = Rauisuchia
familia = Prestosuchidae
genus = "Ticinosuchus"
genus_authority = Krebs, 1965

"Ticinosuchus" is an extinct genus of rauisuchian archosaur that was about 3 m (10 ft) long.

Its whole body, even the belly, was covered in thick, armored scutes. "Ticinosuchus"'s legs were placed under the body almost vertically. Coupled with the development of a calcaneus and a specialized ankle joint, this made "Ticinosuchus" a fast runner.

References

* Krebs, B. (1965). "Ticinosuchus ferox" nov. gen. nov. sp. Ein neuer Pseudosuchier aus der Trias des Monte San Giorgio. "Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Paläontology, Abhandlungen" 81: 1-140.
* Sill, W.D. (1974). The anatomy of "Saurosuchus galilei" and the relationships of the rauisuchid thecodonts. "Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology" 146: 317-362.


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