Eryosuchus

Eryosuchus is an extinct genus of temnospondyl amphibian from the Middle Triassic of northern Russia. It was a very large predator: largest specimen known could reach up to 3.5 m (11.5 ft) in length, with a skull over 1 m long.[1]

Eryosuchus
Temporal range: Middle Triassic
E. tverdochlebovi skull
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: †Temnospondyli
Suborder: †Stereospondyli
Clade: †Capitosauria
Family: †Mastodonsauridae
Genus: †Eryosuchus
Otschev, 1966
Species
  • †E. tverdochlebovi Otschev, 1966 (type)
  • †E. antiquus Otschev, 1966
  • †E. garjainovi Otschev, 1966
Restoration

References
  1. http://www.angellis.net/Web/PDfiles/amphs.pdf
  • The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia by Michael J. Benton, Mikhail A. Shishkin, David M. Unwin, and Evgenii N. Kurochkin. p. 35-59.
  • Dinosaur Encyclopedia by Jayne Parsons
  • Chinese Fossil Vertebrates by Spencer G. Lucas


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