Kalisuchus
| Kalisuchus Temporal range: Early Triassic, Induan | |
|---|---|
| Holotype maxilla (QM F8998) and referred pterygoid (QM F9521) of Kalisuchus rewanensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauromorpha |
| Clade: | Crocopoda |
| Clade: | Archosauriformes |
| Genus: | †Kalisuchus Thulborn, 1979 |
| Type species | |
| †K. rewanensis Thulborn, 1979 | |
Kalisuchus ('Kali's crocodile') was a genus of basal archosauriform known from remains unearthed from the Arcadia Formation (Rewan Group) of the Early Triassic of the Crater, Southwest of Rolleston, south central Queensland, Australia. It was named after Kali, the Hindu goddess of destruction, a reference to the very fragmentary nature of its remains. The type species of Kalisuchus is K. rewanensis, which refers to the Rewan Group. The Arcadia formation is dated to the Induan age at the very beginning of the Triassic, making Kalisuchus one of the oldest archosauromorphs known in Australia.
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