In Depth        The rauisuchians were the top land predators of the Triassic,†‬and remained so until the appearance of the large theropod dinosaurs.†‬These rauisuchians are usually portrayed as long quadrupedal predators,†‬and for the most part this is true.†‬However there is a surprisingly little known group of bipedal rauisuchians called the poposaurids,†‬of … Read more
In Depth        Bromsgroveia is a genus of poposaurid rauisuchian that lived in England during the early Triassic.†‬Bromsgroveia was named after the Bromsgrove Sandstone Formation where the holotype fossils were discovered. Further Reading -†‬The poposaurid thecodontian Teratosaurus suevicus v.†‬Meyer,†‬plus referred specimens mostly based on prosauropod dinosaurs,†‬from the Middle Stubensandstein†(‬Upper Triassicâ€) … Read more
In Depth        The first poposaurid rauiscuhian to be discovered outside of North America,†‬Sillosuchus was named after Dr.†‬William Sill in recognition of his support for palaeontology within the Province of San Huan.†‬Sillosuchus is a relative of the genus Shuvosaurus,†‬and both of these are members of the Poposauroidea,†‬a group named after the … Read more
In Depth        Arizonasaurus has enjoyed a lot of popularity since the discovery of a far more complete specimen in†‬2002.†‬Before this Arizonasaurus was only known from very partial remains†‬that were only diagnostic enough to classify it as a rauisuchian,†‬reptiles that were the dominant predators of the Triassic while the early dinosaurs were … Read more