In Depth
Coahomasuchus is a genus of aetosaur that lived in North America during the late Triassic. Like relatives, Coahomasuchus had plate like osteoderms that ran down the length of the back and under the throat. With a length of about one and a half meters, Coahomasuchus is one of the smaller aetosaurs.
Further Reading
- A new aetosaur (Reptilia: Archosauria) from the Upper Triassic of Texas and the phylogeny of aetosaurs. - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 19:50-68. - A. B. Heckert & S. G. Lucas - 1999. - A new species of Coahomasuchus (Archosauria, Aetosauria) from the Upper Triassic Pekin Formation, Deep River Basin, North Carolina. - Journal of Paleontology. 91 (1): 162–178. - A. B. Heckert, N. C. Fraser & V. P. Schneider - 2017.
