Erythrosuchus
| Erythrosuchus Temporal range: Early to Middle Triassic | |
|---|---|
| Skull of Erythrosuchus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauromorpha |
| Clade: | Crocopoda |
| Clade: | Archosauriformes |
| Family: | †Erythrosuchidae |
| Genus: | †Erythrosuchus Broom, 1905 |
| Type species | |
| Erythrosuchus africanus Broom, 1905 | |
Erythrosuchus (from Greek: ἐρυθρός eruthrós, 'red' and Greek: σοῦχος soukhos, 'crocodile') is an extinct genus of archosauriform reptiles from the Triassic of South Africa. Remains have been found from the Cynognathus Assemblage Zone of the Beaufort Group in the Karoo of South Africa.
In the Late Triassic, the ecological niche left by Erythrosuchus was filled by archosaurs including Saurosuchus and Postosuchus.
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