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Any member of the family Phytosauridae or Parasuchidae, a group of large semi-aquatic predatory archosaurs, resembling modern crocodiles, that flourished during the Late Triassic period.
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phytosaur — phy·to·saur … English syllables
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Centemodon — Taxobox name = Centemodon fossil range = Late Triassic regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida unranked ordo = Archosauria ordo = ?Phytosauria familia = ?Phytosauridae genus = Centemodon genus authority = Lea 1856 subdivision… … Wikipedia
Angistorhinus — Taxobox name = Angistorhinus fossil range = Late Triassic image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida unranked ordo = Archosauria ordo = Phytosauria familia = Phytosauridae genus = Angistorhinus genus authority =… … Wikipedia
Smilosuchus — Taxobox name = Smilosuchus fossil range = Late Triassic image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida unranked ordo = Archosauria ordo = Phytosauria familia = Phytosauridae genus = Smilosuchus Smilosuchus is an… … Wikipedia
