Reptilia - Diapsida - Proterosuchidae
Synonyms: Chasmatosaurus Haughton 1924, Elaphrosuchus Broom 1946
Full reference: R. Broom. 1903. On a new reptile (Proterosuchus fergusi) from the Karroo Beds of Tarkastad, South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 4:161-163
Parent taxon: Proterosuchidae according to M. D. Ezcurra 2016
See also Benton 1985, Benton 1990, Carroll 1988, Charig 1967, Charig and Reig 1970, Charig and Sues 1976, Cruickshank 1972, Cruickshank 1978, Ezcurra and Butler 2015, Huene 1922, Kuhn 1946, Kuhn 1964, Nesbitt 2011, Parrish 1993, Romer 1972, Senter 2004, Watson 1917 and Welman 1998
Sister taxa: Archosaurus, Blomosuchus
Subtaxa: Chasmatosaurus yuani Proterosuchus alexanderi Proterosuchus fergusi Proterosuchus goweri
Type: Proterosuchus fergusi
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (2 collections), India (1), South Africa (14)
Total: 17 collections including 18 occurrences
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