Orthosuchus

Orthosuchus; Temporal range: Hettangian-Sinemurian 200–194 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Sauropsida
Subclass:	Diapsida
Infraclass:	Archosauromorpha
Superorder:	Crocodylomorpha
Suborder:	Notochampsoidea
Family:	Notochampsidae
Genus:	Orthosuchus; Nash, 1968
Species
	O. stormbergi Nash, 1968 (type);

Orthosuchus (meaning "straight crocodile") is an extinct genus of crocodyliform that lived during the Early Jurassic, about 196 million years ago. It was first discovered in 1963 in the Red Beds Formation in the Qacha's Nek Province of Lesotho, southern Africa. The characteristics showed on its postcranial skeleton and the skull indicated that it is a crocodyliform.^[1] The finding is significant since some of the characteristics found on this specimen were believed to be absent until Jurassic.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Diane, Nash (1968). "A Crocodile from the Upper Triassic of Lesotho". Journal of Zoology. 156 (2): 163–179. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

[:0-1] Diane, Nash (1968). "A Crocodile from the Upper Triassic of Lesotho". Journal of Zoology. 156 (2): 163–179. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

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