Typothorax

Typothorax
Temporal range: Late Triassic, 216–203 Ma
T. coccinarum skeleton
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Archosauria
Clade: Pseudosuchia
Order: Aetosauria
Family: Stagonolepididae
Subfamily: Typothoracinae
Genus: Typothorax
Cope, 1875
Species
  • T. coccinarum Cope, 1875 (type)
  • T. antiquum Lucas et al., 2002
Synonyms
  • Episcoposaurus Cope, 1887
  • Episcoposaurus horridus Cope, 1887

Typothorax is an extinct genus of typothoracine aetosaur that lived in the Late Triassic. Its remains have been found in North America. Two species are known: T. coccinarum, the type species, and T. antiquum.