Ctenosauriscidae

Ctenosauriscids; Temporal range: Early-Middle Triassic,
	Vertebrae of the ctenosauriscid Ctenosauriscus koeneni
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Archosauria
Clade:	Pseudosuchia
Superfamily:	†Poposauroidea
Family:	†Ctenosauriscidae; Kuhn, 1964
Genera
	†Arizonasaurus; †Bromsgroveia; †Bystrowisuchus; †Ctenosauriscus; †Hypselorhachis; †Tsylmosuchus?; †Xilousuchus;

Ctenosauriscidae is an extinct family of pseudosuchian archosaurs within the clade Poposauroidea. Ctenosauriscids existed in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America during the Early Triassic to the Middle Triassic period (latest Olenekian to Anisian stages). All species had large "sails" on their backs. Ctenosauriscids are among some of the earliest archosaurs and represent the first global radiation of the group.

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