Dagasuchus Lacerda et al. 2015 (archosaur)

Reptilia - Loricata

Full reference: M. B. Lacerda, C. L. Schultz, and C. Bertoni-Machado. 2015. First 'Rauisuchian' archosaur (Pseudosuchia, Loricata) for the Middle Triassic Santacruzodon Assemblage Zone (Santa Maria Supersequence), Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. PLoS One 10(2):e0118563

Parent taxon: Loricata according to M. B. Lacerda et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Apatosuchus, Batrachotomus, Crocodylomorpha, Etjosuchus, Fasolasuchus, Mandasuchus, Megalosauri, Phytosauromorphi, Prestosuchus, Rauisuchidae, Saurosuchus

Subtaxa: Dagasuchus santacruzensis

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Type: Dagasuchus santacruzensis

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Santuario Schoenstatt, Santa Cruz do Sol fauna (Triassic of Brazil)

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