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MARASUCHUS
(mah-rah-su-kus)
meaning: "Mara crocodile"
Marasuchus
Named By: Paul C. Sereno & Andrea B. Arcucci in 1994
Time Period: Late Triassic, 236-234 Ma
Location: Argentina - Chanares Formation
Size: About 40 centimetres long
Diet: Carnivore/Piscivore
Fossil(s): Partial post cranial skeleton
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauriformes |
Also known as: | Lagosuchus lilloensis |
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Marasuchus (meaning "Mara crocodile") is a genus of basal dinosauriform archosaur which lived during the late Triassic in what is now La Rioja Province, Argentina.

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