Postosuchus

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Postosuchus
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:genus
gptkbp:clade gptkb:Archosauria
gptkbp:containsFossilsOf gptkb:New_Mexico_Museum_of_Natural_History_and_Science
gptkb:Texas_Tech_University_Museum
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Chatterjee
gptkbp:describedYear 1985
gptkbp:diet gptkb:carnivore
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:New_Mexico
gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature short tail
bony scutes
large teeth
large skull
antorbital fenestra
strong jaw muscles
reduced forelimbs
robust hindlimbs
armored back
crocodile-like appearance
deep jaws
large orbits
narrow snout
thecodont teeth
gptkbp:extinct true
gptkbp:family gptkb:Rauisuchidae
gptkbp:fossilRange gptkb:Late_Triassic
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Chinle_Formation
gptkb:Dockum_Group
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Postosuchus
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:length 4-5 meters
gptkbp:locomotion quadrupedal
possibly bipedal
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Post,_Texas
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:TTU-P9000
gptkbp:order gptkb:Pseudosuchia
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:predators aetosaurs
phytosaurs
dicynodonts
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Rauisuchus
gptkb:Saurosuchus
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:residesIn gptkb:Carnian
gptkb:Norian
gptkbp:skullLength 55 cm
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:genus
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Postosuchus_kirkpatricki
gptkbp:weight 250-300 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Coelophysis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6