The first ornithosuchid from Brazil and its macroevolutionary and phylogenetic implications for Late Triassic faunas in Gondwana
Author
Müller, Rodrigo T.
Author
Baczko, M. Belén Von
Author
Desojo, Julia B.
Author
Nesbitt, Sterling J.
text
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
2020
2020-01-31
65
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http://dx.doi.org/10.4202/app.00652.2019
journal article
295148
10.4202/app.00652.2019
8e113667-0a24-4122-9f8b-81aed4ef64dd
1732-2421
10626640
Genus
Dynamosuchus
nov.
ZooBank LSID
:
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:
B3DA19CB-0750-466FA6C1-97A14114A41B
Type species
:
Dynamosuchus collisensis
gen. et sp. nov.
, monotypic, see below.
Etymology
: From Greek (transliterated)
dynamis
, power and
soukhos
, crocodile, referring to the strong bite force inferred to ornithosuchids.
Diagnosis.—
Same as for the only known species.