Gracilisuchidae

Gracilisuchids
Temporal range: Anisian-Carnian, 247.2–234 Ma Possible precense in the Norian if Maehary is indeed a member of the family.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Archosauria
Clade: Pseudosuchia
Clade: Suchia
Family: Gracilisuchidae
Butler et al. 2014
Genera

Gracilisuchidae is an extinct family of suchian archosaurs known from the early Middle Triassic to the early Late Triassic (Anisian – early Carnian) of China, Argentina, and Brazil.[1][2]

  1. ^ Butler, R. J.; Sullivan, C.; Ezcurra, M. N. D.; Liu, J.; Lecuona, A.; Sookias, R. B. (2014). "New clade of enigmatic early archosaurs yields insights into early pseudosuchian phylogeny and the biogeography of the archosaur radiation". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 14 (1): 128. Bibcode:2014BMCEE..14..128B. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-14-128. PMC 4061117. PMID 24916124.
  2. ^ Müller, Rodrigo T. (2024-06-20). "A new small-sized predatory pseudosuchian archosaur from the Middle-Late Triassic of Southern Brazil". Scientific Reports. 14 (1): 12706. doi:10.1038/s41598-024-63313-3. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 11189902.