Erythrosuchus (from Greek: ἐρυθρόςeruthrós, 'red' and Greek: σοῦχοςsoukhos, 'crocodile') is an extinct genus of archosauriform reptiles from the Triassic of South Africa.[1] Remains have been found from the Cynognathus Assemblage Zone of the Beaufort Group in the Karoo of South Africa.[2]
In the Late Triassic, the ecological niche left by Erythrosuchus was filled by archosaurs including Saurosuchus and Postosuchus.
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^Damiani, R.; Vasconcelos, C.; Renaut, A.; Hancox, J.; Yates, A. (2007). "Dolichuranus primaevus (Therapsida:Anomodontia) from the Middle Triassic of Namibia and its phylogenetic relationships". Palaeontology. 50 (6): 1531–1546. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2007.00727.x. S2CID 131566599.
the ecological niche left by Erythrosuchus was filled by archosaurs including Saurosuchus and Postosuchus. Erythrosuchus was the largest predator of its...
archosauriforms showing signs of high growth rates and elevated metabolism, with Erythrosuchus possessing a rate similar of the fastest-growing dinosaurs. Sexual maturity...
Ochev (1979) referred these specimens to a new species of Erythrosuchus which he named Erythrosuchus magnus, in reference to the relatively larger size of...
early relatives of mammals. First archosauriforms appeared, such as Erythrosuchus (Olenekian-Ladinian). This group includes the ancestors of crocodiles...
as Euparkeria, were small and lightly built, while others, such as Erythrosuchus, were as big as or bigger than the largest therapsids. After the Permian...
same locality another much larger erythrosuchid was also found, called Erythrosuchus africanus, which was the one of the largest terrestrial predators of...
Vjushkovia was more closely related to Erythrosuchus, and that Shansisuchus lied outside the Vjushkovia+Erythrosuchus clade as a more basal erythrosuchid...
skull, unlike the higher more pointed skulls of related genera such as Erythrosuchus. In Fugusuchus, the tooth row of the upper jaw extends beneath the orbit...
– Middle Triassic, 249–237 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Skull of Erythrosuchus. Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum:...
Dilkes & Sues (2009), who found Euparkeria to be less crownward than Erythrosuchus. Nevertheless, these results have not been widely accepted. There still...
on a partial skeleton previously misattributed to the erythrosuchid Erythrosuchus. Fasolasuchus Bonaparte 1981 Argentina Los Colorados Formation Late...
Supergroup, Kannemeyeria is found alongside large carnivorous archosaur Erythrosuchus. Kannemeyeria is known from the Subzone B of Burgersdorp Formation of...
possible body length of 3.5–4 m (11–13 ft). The largest erythrosuchid was Erythrosuchus africanus with a maximum length of 4.75–5 m (15.6–16.4 ft). Some of...
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