Prestosuchus Huene 1942 (archosaur)

Reptilia - Loricata

Full reference: F. v. Huene. 1942. Lieferungen 3/4. Pseudosuchia, Saurischia, Rhynchosauridae und Schlussabschnitt [Parts 3/4. Pseudosuchia, Saurischia, Rhynchosauridae, and Conclusions]. Die Fossilen Reptilien des Südamerikanischen Gondwanalandes. Ergebnisse der Sauriergrabungen in Südbrasilien 1928/29 [The Fossil Reptiles of South American Gondwanaland. Results of the Dinosaur Expeditions in southern Brazil 1928/29]. C. H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, München 161-332

Parent taxon: Loricata according to S. J. Nesbitt 2011

See also Carroll 1988, Huene 1942, Kuhn 1966, Long and Murry 1995, Parrish 1993 and Sereno 1991

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

Subtaxa: Prestosuchus chiniquensis

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Type: Prestosuchus chiniquensis

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of Brazil (8 collections)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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