Parvosuchus
Genus of pseudosuchian archosaurs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Brazilian gracilisuchid. For the Arizonan phytosaur, see Pravusuchus. For the South African therocephalian, see Pardosuchus. For the German rhynchocephalian, see Parvosaurus.
Parvosuchus (meaning "small crocodile") is an extinct genus of gracilisuchid pseudosuchians from the Middle–Late Triassic Santa Maria Formation (Paraná Basin) of Brazil. The genus contains a single species, P. aurelioi, known from a cranium and partial skeleton.
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Parvosuchus | |
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Holotype skull | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Archosauria |
Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
Family: | †Gracilisuchidae |
Genus: | †Parvosuchus Müller, 2024 |
Species: | †P. aurelioi |
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†Parvosuchus aurelioi Müller, 2024 | |
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