Dromicosuchus
| Dromicosuchus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Holotype at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauria |
| Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
| Clade: | Crocodylomorpha |
| Genus: | †Dromicosuchus Sues et al., 2003 |
| Species: | †D. grallator |
| Binomial name | |
| †Dromicosuchus grallator Sues et al., 2003 | |
Dromicosuchus (Ancient Greek, meaning "fleet or quickly walking crocodile") is an extinct genus of sphenosuchian, a type of basal crocodylomorph, the clade that comprises the crocodilians and their closest kin. It was found in Upper Triassic rocks of North Carolina, United States, and is known from a nearly complete skull and partial skeleton. This specimen is unusual in that it was found beneath the skeleton of a larger rauisuchian (Postosuchus alisonae) and has apparent bite damage, suggesting that it was attacked by the larger carnivore before both died and were buried together.
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