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Orthosuchus
Temporal range: Early JurassicScientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Superorder: Crocodylomorpha clade: Crocodyliformes informal group: †Protosuchia Genus: †Orthosuchus
Nash, 1968Species - †O. stormbergi Nash, 1968 (type)
Orthosuchus is an extinct genus of protosuchian crocodyliform that lived during the Early Jurassic.[1]
References
- ^ Pol D, Ji S, Clark JM, Chiappe LM. 2004. Basal crocodyliforms from the Lower Cretaceous Tugulu Group (Xinjiang, China), and the phylogenetic position of Edentosuchus. Cretaceous Research 25(4): 603-622.
Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Sauropsida · Superorder: Crocodylomorpha Sphenosuchia Dromicosuchus · Hallopus · Hesperosuchus · Junggarsuchus · Kayentasuchus · Litargosuchus · Macelognathus · Pedeticosaurus · Phyllodontosuchus · Pseudhesperosuchus · Redondavenator · Saltoposuchus · Sphenosuchus · Terrestrisuchus · TrialestesProtosuchia Edentosuchus · Hemiprotosuchus · Neuquensuchus · Orthosuchus · Protosuchus · Shantungosuchus · Sichuanosuchus · Tagarosuchus · ZosuchusGobiosuchidae Shartegosuchidae Hsisosuchidae Related articles Related categories Terrestrial crocodiles · Triassic crocodylomorphs · Jurassic crocodylomorphs · Cretaceous crocodylomorphsThis article about a prehistoric archosaur is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.