Postosuchus alisonae Peyer et al. 2008 (rauisuchid)

Reptilia - Loricata - Rauisuchidae

Full reference: K. Peyer, J. G. Carter, H.-D. Sues, S. E. Novak, and P. E. Olsen. 2008. A new suchian archosaur from the Upper Triassic of North Carolina. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28(2):363-381

Belongs to Postosuchus according to S. J. Nesbitt 2011

See also Peyer et al. 2008

Sister taxon: Postosuchus kirkpatricki

Type specimen: UNC 15575, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Dromicosuchus Quarry, which is in a Carnian/Norian fluvial sandstone/mudstone in North Carolina.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Dromicosuchus Quarry

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