†Malerisaurus Chatterjee 1980 (archosauromorph)
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Reptilia - Protorosauria - Protorosauridae
Full reference: S. Chatterjee. 1980. Malerisaurus, A New Eosuchian Reptile from the Late Triassic of India. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B 291:163-200
Parent taxon: Protorosauridae according to S. Chatterjee 1986
See also Benton 1985, Carroll 1988 and Chatterjee 1980
Sister taxa: Aphelosaurus, Microcnemus, Thecodontosaurus primus, Tridentinosaurus
Subtaxa: Malerisaurus robinsonae
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of India (1 collection), United States (2: Texas)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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