Protosuchidae

Protosuchids; Temporal range: Late Triassic - Early Cretaceous Norian–Albian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Crocodyliformes
Family:	†Protosuchidae; Brown, 1934
Genera
	†Coloradisuchus; †Dianosuchus; †Edentosuchus; †Erythrochampsa; †Hemiprotosuchus; †Orthosuchus; †Protosuchus;

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

Distribution

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]

Protosuchids were carnivores.[1]

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