Desmatosuchus

Desmatosuchus
Temporal range: Late Triassic (Carnian to Norian), 228–210 Ma
Desmatosuchus from Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Archosauria
Clade: Pseudosuchia
Order: †Aetosauria
Family: †Stagonolepididae
Subfamily: †Desmatosuchinae
Genus: †Desmatosuchus
Case, 1920
Type species
†Desmatosuchus spurensis
Case, 1921
Species
  • †D. spurensis Case, 1921
  • †D. smalli Parker, 2005[1]
Synonyms
  • Episcoposaurus haplocerus Cope, 1892
  • Desmatosuchus chamaensis

Desmatosuchus (/dɛzmætoʊsuːkəs/, from Greek δεσμός desmos 'link' + σοῦχος soûkhos 'crocodile') is an extinct genus of archosaur belonging to the Order Aetosauria. It lived during the Late Triassic.

  1. ^ Parker, William G. (June 2005). "A new species of the Late Triassic aetosaur Desmatosuchus (Archosauria: Pseudosuchia)". Comptes Rendus Palevol. 4 (4): 327–340. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2005.03.002.