Eryosuchus

Eryosuchus
Temporal range:
E. tverdochlebovi skull
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Temnospondyli
Suborder: Stereospondyli
Clade: Capitosauria
Family: Mastodonsauridae
Genus: Eryosuchus
Otschev, 1966
Species
  • E. tverdochlebovi Otschev, 1966 (type)
  • E. garjainovi Otschev, 1966

Eryosuchus is an extinct genus of capitosauroid temnospondyl from the Middle Triassic of northern Russia. It was a very large predator: the largest specimen known could reach up to 3.5 m (11.5 ft) in length, with a skull over 1 m long.

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