Phytosaurus

Phytosaurus is a dubious genus of phytosaur (an extinct group of superficially crocodile-like archosaurs),[1] and also the first phytosaur to be described, by G. Jaeger in 1828.[2] The name Phytosaurus means "plant lizard" (though it is now known to have been a carnivore), and the type species is Phytosaurus cylindricodon.

Phytosaurus
Temporal range: Late Triassic
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: †Phytosauria
Family: †Phytosauridae
Genus: †Phytosaurus
Jaeger, 1828
Species
  • †P. cylindricodon Jaeger, 1828 (type)
  • †P. cubicodon Jaeger, 1828

References
  1. Lydekker, Richard (1999-01-01). Catalogue of the Fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum (Natural History). Part 1. Containing the Orders Ornithosauria, Crocodilia, Dinosauria, Squamata, Rhynchocephalia, and Proterosauria. Elibron.com. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-543-95654-5.
  2. G. F. Jaeger. 1828. Über die Fossile Reptilien, Welche in Württemberg Aufgefunden Sind [On the Fossil Reptiles That Are Found in Württemberg]. Verlag der Metzler'schen Buchhandlung, Stuttgart 1-48
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