Etjosuchus Tolchard et al. 2021 (archosaur)

Reptilia - Loricata

Full reference: F. Tolchard, R. M. H. Smith, A. Arcuccid, H. Mockee, and J. N. Choinierea. 2021. A new ‘rauisuchian’ archosaur from the Middle Triassic Omingonde Formation (Karoo Supergroup) of Namibia. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 19(8):595-631

Parent taxon: Loricata according to F. Tolchard et al. 2021

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

Subtaxa: Etjosuchus recurvidens

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Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Omingonde riverbed (Triassic of Namibia)

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