Erpetosuchus

Er-pe-to-soo-kus.
By John Stewart
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Stewart, J. (2012, March 22). Erpetosuchus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/erpetosuchus/

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Name

Erpetosuchus.

Phonetic

Er-pe-to-soo-kus.

Named By

‭ ‬E.‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Newton‭ ‬-‭ ‬1894.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Pseudosuchia,‭ ‬Erpetosuchidae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

E.‭ ‬granti‭

Size

Skull about‭ ‬6.5‭ ‬centimetres long,‭ ‬total body length roughly about‭ ‬55‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

Scotland‭ ‬-‭ ‬Lossiemouth Sandstone Formation.‭ ‬USA,‭ ‬Connecticut‭ ‬-‭ ‬New Haven Formation.

Time Period

Carnian/Norian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Two individuals

In Depth

       Erpetosuchus is a genus of small pseudosuchian that‭ ‬lived during the Triassic and‭ ‬is known to have had a distribution reaching‭ ‬across‭ ‬from‭ ‬what is now Scotland‭ ‬to the Eastern United States of America.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Reptiles from the Elgin Sandstone.‭ ‬Description of two new genera.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B‭ ‬185:573-607.‭ ‬-‭ ‬E.‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Newton‭ ‬-‭ ‬1894. -‭ ‬First record of Erpetosuchus(Reptilia:‭ ‬Archosauria‭) ‬from the Late Triassic of North America.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬20‭ (‬4‭)‬:‭ ‬633.‭ ‬-‭ ‬P.‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Olsen,‭ ‬H.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Sues‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Norell‭ ‬-‭ ‬2000. -‭ ‬Erpetosuchus,‭ ‬a crocodile-like basal archosaur from the Late Triassic of Elgin,‭ ‬Scotland,‭ ‬Zoological Journals of Linnean Society‭ ‬136:‭ ‬25-47.‭ ‬-‭ ‬M.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Benton‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Walker‭ ‬-‭ ‬2002.

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