*SPECIAL NOTE* - Pseudolagosuchus has now been found to be a synonym to Lewisuchus. This page remains online for archive purposes.

Pseudolagosuchus

Name: Pseudolagosuchus ‭(‬False Lagosuchus‭)‬.
Phonetic: Su-do-gal-o-su-kus.
Named By: A.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Arcucci‭ ‬-‭ ‬1987.
Classification: Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauromorpha,‭ ‬Dinosauriformes.
Species: P.‭ ‬major‭ (‬type‭)‬.
Diet: Uncertain.
Size: Roughly estimated at about‭ ‬1‭ ‬meter long.
Known locations: Argentina‭ ‬-‭ ‬Chaņares Formation.
Time period: Ladinian of the Triassic.
Fossil representation: Partial remains including femur,‭ ‬tibia,‭ ‬pubis and some vertebrae.

       Pseudolagosuchus is a genus of dinosauromorph that live in South‭ ‬America during the Triassic.‭ ‬There has been past speculation that Pseudolagosuchus may actually be a synonym of Lewisuchus.

Further reading
-‭ ‬Un nuevo Lagosuchidae‭ (‬Thecodontia-Pseudosuchia‭) ‬de la fauna de Los Chaņares‭ (‬Edad Reptil Chaņarense,‭ ‬Triasico Medio‭)‬,‭ ‬La Rioja,‭ ‬Argentina‭ [‬A new Lagosuchidae‭ (‬Thecodontia-Pseudosuchia‭) ‬from Los Chaņares fauna‭ (‬Chanarian Reptile Age,‭ ‬Middle Triassic‭)‬,‭ ‬La Rioja Province,‭ ‬Argentina‭]‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Ameghiniana‭ ‬24‭(‬1-2‭)‬:89-94.‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Arcucci‭ ‬-‭ ‬1987.



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