Protosuchidae

Protosuchids Temporal range: Late Triassic - Early Cretaceous Norian–Albian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Life restoration of Protosuchus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Archosauria
Clade:	Pseudosuchia
Clade:	Crocodylomorpha
Clade:	Crocodyliformes
Family:	†Protosuchidae Brown, 1934
Genera
†Coloradisuchus †Dianosuchus †Edentosuchus †Erythrochampsa †Hemiprotosuchus †Notochampsa †Orthosuchus †Protosuchus †Stegomosuchus?

Protosuchidae was a family of crocodyliform reptiles from the Late Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous time periods. They were closely related to the Gobiosuchidae.

Distribution

Triassic protosuchids are known from Lesotho, Argentina, and Arizona. Jurassic protosuchids are known from Nova Scotia, Poland, South Africa, and Arizona. Cretaceous protosuchids are known from China.^[1]

Protosuchids were carnivores. An unnamed species of protosuchids known only from teeth was an herbivore^{[citation needed]}.

see Archosauromorpha
Pseudosuchia	see below↓

†Dasygnathoides †Nundasuchus †Phytosauria?
†Ornithosuchidae	Aenigmaspina? Dynamosuchus Ornithosuchus Riojasuchus Venaticosuchus

Acaenasuchus Euscolosuchus Revueltosaurus
Aetosauria	see Aetosauria

Lotosaurus Schultzsuchus? Qianosuchus
Ctenosauriscidae	Arizonasaurus Bromsgroveia Bystrowisuchus Ctenosauriscus Hypselorhachis Tsylmosuchus? Xilousuchus
Poposauridae	Dolichobrachium Poposaurus
Shuvosauridae	Effigia Shuvosaurus Sillosuchus

†Apatosuchus †Arganasuchus †Batrachotomus †Dagasuchus †Decuriasuchus †Etjosuchus †Fasolasuchus †Heptasuchus †Heteropelta? †Incertovenator? †Luperosuchus †Mandasuchus? †Prestosuchus †Procerosuchus †Saurosuchus †Stagonosuchus †Youngosuchus
†Rauisuchidae	Arganasuchus? Energosuchus? Jushatyria? Polonosuchus Postosuchus Procerosuchus? Rauisuchus Scolotosuchus Scythosuchus? Teratosaurus Tikisuchus? Vivaron Vjushkovisaurus? Vytshegdosuchus?
Crocodylomorpha	see below↓

†Carnufex †Dibothrosuchus †Dromicosuchus †Hesperosuchus †Heteropelta? †Junggarsuchus †Kayentasuchus †Parrishia †Phyllodontosuchus †Pseudhesperosuchus †Redondavenator †Sphenosuchus †Syntomiprosopus? †Trialestes
†Saltoposuchidae	Litargosuchus Saltoposuchus Terrestrisuchus
†Hallopodidae	Almadasuchus Hallopus Macelognathus
†Thalattosuchia	see Thalattosuchia

†Entradasuchus †Eopneumatosuchus †Kemkemia †Microchampsa †Platyognathus †Stegomosuchus †Tagarosuchus
†Protosuchidae	Coloradisuchus Dianosuchus Edentosuchus Erythrochampsa Hemiprotosuchus Hoplosuchus Orthosuchus? Pedeticosaurus? Protosuchus
†Notochampsidae	Notochampsa Orthosuchus?
†Gobiosuchidae	Cassissuchus Gobiosuchus Lisboasaurus? Zaraasuchus

Hadongsuchus Shantungosuchus Sichuanosuchus Zosuchus
Shartegosuchidae	Adzhosuchus Fruitachampsa Kyasuchus Nominosuchus Shartegosuchus

†Ziphosuchia	see Ziphosuchia includes notosuchians
Neosuchia	see Neosuchia includes crocodilians

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