#pseudosuchian — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #pseudosuchian, aggregated by home.social.
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New, small, ancient #crocodile-like #reptile described in Brazil https://phys.org/news/2024-06-small-ancient-crocodile-reptile-brazil.html
A new small-sized predatory #pseudosuchian #archosaur from the Middle-Late Triassic https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-63313-3
"Prior to the dominance of the #dinosaurs, #pseudosuchians were a common form of quadruped reptile during the #Triassic (252—201 million years ago), with some species among the largest #carnivores of the time. Smaller pseudosuchians known as #gracilisuchids lived alongside these apex predators"
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Okay, new taxonomy rule: if you even THINK about applying a prefix equating to “False” or “Pseudo-“ to any crocodilian, just assume you’re wrong.
Brought to you by the #pseudosuchian and #FalseGharial gang.