Reptile
Postosuchus
It had a robust skeleton, a high skull and a long tail.
Postosuchus was a large Triassic predator related to the crocodile branch.
Three stages. One companion.
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AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Postosuchus at a glance
- Diet
- Carnivore
- It is interpreted as a consumer of other animals. Hunting and scavenging are not mutually exclusive behaviors.
- When it lived
- Triassic
- Group
- Rauisuchidae
- Rauisuchids
- Fossil locations
- Texas
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Postosuchus
It belonged to the crocodile branch of the archosaurs, rather than the bird branch. It was one of the large predators of its Triassic environment.
It had a robust skeleton, a tall skull and a long tail. It was an archosaur, a group that also includes the branch of birds and dinosaurs. Distinguishing these branches allows it to be placed without confusing it with a carnivorous dinosaur.
This grouping describes evolutionary relationships. Its members share ancestors; they do not form a chain in which one must turn into another.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
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- Postosuchus
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- Postosuchus
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- Rauisuchidae
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- Crocodiles, caimans, and gharials
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