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TERRESTRISUCHUS
(ter-ress-tree-soo-kus)
meaning: "Land crocodile"
Terrestrisuchus
Named By: Crush in 1984
Time Period: Late Triassic
Location: England - Cromhall Quarry, Wales - Pant-y-ffynnon Quarry
Size: About 50 centimetres long
Diet: Insectivore/Carnivore
Fossil(s): Several individuals
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Archosauria | Crocodylomorpha | Sphenosuchia |
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Terrestrisuchus ('land crocodile') is an extinct genus of early crocodylomorph that was about 50 cm (1 ft 8 in) long. Fossils have been found in the British Isles and date from the Late Triassic.

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