Eryosuchus

Eryosuchus
Temporal range: Middle Triassic
E. tverdochlebovi skull
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: †Temnospondyli
Suborder: †Stereospondyli
Clade: †Capitosauria
Family: †Mastodonsauridae
Genus: †Eryosuchus
Otschev, 1966
Species
  • †E. tverdochlebovi Otschev, 1966 (type)
  • †E. garjainovi Otschev, 1966

Eryosuchus is an extinct genus of capitosauroid temnospondyl from the Middle Triassic of northern Russia. It was a very large predator: the largest specimen known could reach up to 3.5 m (11.5 ft) in length, with a skull over 1 m long.[1]

  1. ^ Schoch, Rainer R.; Milner, Andrew R. (2000). Handbuch der Paläoherpetologie Part 3B. Stereospondyli. Stuttgart: Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil. pp. 1–220. ISBN 978-3-931516-26-0. OCLC 580976.