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Protosuchidae

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Protosuchids Temporal range: Late Triassic - Early Cretaceous Norian–Albian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Life restoration of Protosuchus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Pseudosuchia
Clade:	Crocodylomorpha
Clade:	Crocodyliformes
Family:	†Protosuchidae Brown, 1934
Genera
†Coloradisuchus †Dianosuchus †Edentosuchus †Erythrochampsa †Hemiprotosuchus †Orthosuchus †Protosuchus

Protosuchidae was a family of crocodylomorph reptiles from the Late Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous time periods. They were closely related to the Gobiosuchidae.

Distribution[edit]

Triassic protosuchids are known from Lesotho, Argentina, and Arizona. Jurassic protosuchids are known from Nova Scotia, Poland, South Africa, and Arizona. Cretaceous protosuchids are known from China.^[1]

Ecology[edit]

Protosuchids were carnivores. An unnamed species of protosuchids known only from teeth was an herbivore^{[citation needed]}.

See also[edit]

Protosuchia

References[edit]

^ The Paleobiology Database: Protosuchidae

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Clade: Archosauria

- see Sauropsida

Archosauromorpha

see Archosauromorpha
Pseudosuchia	see below↓

†Dasygnathoides †Phytosauria?
†Ornithosuchidae	Aenigmaspina? Dynamosuchus Ornithosuchus Riojasuchus Venaticosuchus

†Erpetosuchidae

†Aetosauriformes

Acaenasuchus Euscolosuchus Revueltosaurus
Aetosauria	see Aetosauria

†Gracilisuchidae

Paracrocodylomorpha

- see below↓

Paracrocodylomorpha

Paracrocodylomorpha

†Mambawakale

†Poposauroidea

Lotosaurus Qianosuchus
Ctenosauriscidae	Arizonasaurus Bromsgroveia Bystrowisuchus Ctenosauriscus Hypselorhachis Tsylmosuchus? Xilousuchus
Poposauridae	Dolichobrachium Poposaurus
Shuvosauridae	Effigia Shuvosaurus Sillosuchus

†Apatosuchus †Arganasuchus †Batrachotomus †Dagasuchus †Decuriasuchus †Etjosuchus †Fasolasuchus †Heptasuchus †Heteropelta? †Incertovenator? †Luperosuchus †Mandasuchus †Prestosuchus †Procerosuchus †Saurosuchus †Stagonosuchus †Youngosuchus
†Rauisuchidae	Arganasuchus? Energosuchus? Jushatyria? Polonosuchus Postosuchus Procerosuchus? Rauisuchus Scolotosuchus Scythosuchus? Teratosaurus Tikisuchus? Vivaron Vjushkovisaurus? Vytshegdosuchus?
Crocodylomorpha	see below↓

Crocodylomorpha

Crocodylomorpha

†Carnufex †Dibothrosuchus †Dromicosuchus †Hesperosuchus †Heteropelta? †Junggarsuchus †Kayentasuchus †Parrishia †Phyllodontosuchus †Pseudhesperosuchus †Redondavenator †Sphenosuchus †Syntomiprosopus? †Trialestes
†Saltoposuchidae	†Litargosuchus †Saltoposuchus †Terrestrisuchus
†Hallopodidae	†Almadasuchus †Hallopus †Macelognathus
†Thalattosuchia	see Thalattosuchia

Crocodyliformes

†Entradasuchus †Eopneumatosuchus †Kemkemia †Microchampsa †Platyognathus †Stegomosuchus †Tagarosuchus
†Protosuchidae	Coloradisuchus Dianosuchus Edentosuchus Erythrochampsa Hemiprotosuchus Hoplosuchus Orthosuchus? Pedeticosaurus? Protosuchus
†Notochampsidae	Notochampsa Orthosuchus?
†Gobiosuchidae	Cassissuchus Gobiosuchus Lisboasaurus? Zaraasuchus

Mesoeucrocodylia

†Shartegosuchoidea

Hadongsuchus Shantungosuchus Sichuanosuchus Zosuchus
Shartegosuchidae	Adzhosuchus Fruitachampsa Kyasuchus Nominosuchus Shartegosuchus

†Ziphosuchia	see Ziphosuchia
Neosuchia	see Neosuchia includes crocodilians

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