Protosuchidae
Extinct family of reptiles
Protosuchidae is a family of basal crocodyliform reptiles that lived from the Late Triassic to the Late Cretaceous. This family should not be confused with Protosuchia, which is an informal evolutionary grade of primitive crocodyliforms
01Distribution
Triassic protosuchids are known from Lesotho, Argentina, and Arizona. Jurassic protosuchids are known from Nova Scotia, Poland, South Africa, and Arizona.Cretaceous protosuchids are known from China.
02Phylogeny
Below is a phylogeny of protosuchids modified from Bronzati et al. (2012).
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- Protosuchus skeletal.png by LiterallyMiguel, CC BY 4.0
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