- The
earliest and most
primitive crocodylomorphs are
represented by "
sphenosuchians", a
paraphyletic ****emblage
containing small-bodied,
slender forms with...
- age,
found in the Blue Mesa
Member of the
Chinle Formation. Only one
sphenosuchian is
currently known from the
Middle Jur****ic, Junggarsuchus, from the...
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Litargosuchus is a
sphenosuchian crocodylomorph, a
basal member of the
crocodylomorph clade from the
Early Jur****ic of
South Africa. Its
genus name Litargosuchus...
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periods and was
dominated by
terrestrial small-bodied, long-legged
sphenosuchians,
early crocodyliforms and thalattosuchians. The Neosuchia, a
major group...
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large carnivores ("rauisuchians"), and the
first crocodylomorphs ("
sphenosuchians").
Aetosaurs were heavily-armored
reptiles that were
common during the...
-
crocodilians were small, slender, and leggy. This
evolutionary grade, the "
sphenosuchians",
first appeared around Carnian of the Late Tri****ic. They ate small...
- crocodilian),
Saurosuchus galilei (a loricatan),
Pedeticosaurus leviseuri (a
sphenosuchian),
Chenanisuchus lateroculi (a dyrosaurid), and
Dakosaurus maximus (a...
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Macelognathus is an
extinct genus of
sphenosuchian crocodylomorph from the Late Jur****ic.
Originally it was
believed be a
turtle and
later a dinosaur...
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Pseudhesperosuchus (meaning "false Hesperosuchus") is a
genus of
sphenosuchian, a type of
basal crocodylomorph, the
clade that
comprises the crocodilians...
-
herbivorous armored aetosaurs, the
large predatory poposaurs, the
small agile sphenosuchian crocodilians, and a few
other ****orted groups. The end-Tri****ic extinction...
