Scolotosuchus

Scolotosuchus; Temporal range: Early Triassic Olenekian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Family:	Rauisuchidae
Genus:	Scolotosuchus; Sennikov, 2023
Type species
	Scolotosuchus basileus; Sennikov, 2023

Scolotosuchus is an extinct genus of rauisuchid from the Early Triassic of Russia. The only known species, Scolotosuchus basileus, has been discovered at the Donskaya Luka Locality. It differs from all other rauisuchids in the morphology of its spine, which allowed it to both resist great stress and gave it a great range of mobility. Additionally, it may have lacked osteoderms, with its spine instead being supported in a similar manner as in dinosaurs. At 3 m (9.8 ft) it was likely the apex predator of its ecosystem.^[1]

^ Sennikov, A. G. (2023). "A New Pseudosuchian from the Early Triassic of Eastern Europe". Paleontological Journal. 56 (11): 1391–1418. doi:10.1134/S0031030122110168.

[type-1] Sennikov, A. G. (2023). "A New Pseudosuchian from the Early Triassic of Eastern Europe". Paleontological Journal. 56 (11): 1391–1418. doi:10.1134/S0031030122110168.

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