- Prestosuchus
Taxobox
name = "Prestosuchus"
fossil_range = LateTriassic
image_caption = "Prestosuchus"
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Sauropsida
subclassis =Diapsid a
clade=Crurotarsi
ordo =Rauisuchia
familia =Prestosuchidae
genus = "Prestosuchus" "Prestosuchus" is anextinct genus of a group ofrauisuchia ns calledprestosuchids . Like its prestosuchid cousins, "Prestosuchus" had a deep skull, and serrated teeth. "Prestosuchus" lived inBrazil of theLate Triassic Period. It reached lengths of nearly 5 metres. While it resembled adinosaur in having a large body and upright posture it was actually a rauisuchianarchosaur . It was an ambush predator and may have hunted smaller animals like "Scaphonyx ". "Prestosuchus" had powerful legs that indicate it was a fast runner. Its closest relatives are "Saurosuchus " and "Postosuchus ".The "Prestosuchus chiniquensis" was discovered in the
Paleontological Site Chiniquá , near the city of São Pedro do Sul in 1938, the famous paleontologistFriedrich von Huene on a trip toBrazil . This site is located in thegeopark ofpaleorrota . [ [http://www.ufrgs.br/geociencias/paleo/tecodontei.html Picture and informations about of "Prestosuchus chiniquensis" (UFRGS)] ]Notes and references
ee also
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Paleorrota External links
* [http://www.ufrgs.br/geociencias/paleo/tecodonte.jpgDrawing of "Prestosuchus chiniquensis"]
* [http://www.royalsul.com.br/paleo/galeria.asp Dinosaurs of Rio grande do Sul.]
* [http://www.sbpbrasil.org/home.htm Brazilian Society of Paleontology.]
* [http://www.palaeos.com/Vertebrates/Units/270Archosauromorpha/270.650.html Palaeos.com: Prestosuchidae]
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