Prestosuchus

Prestosuchus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rauisuchia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Divisio: Archosauria Subsectio: Pseudosuchia Informal group: Rauisuchia

Familia: †Prestosuchidae
Genus: †Prestosuchus
Species: †P. chiniquensis

Name

Prestosuchus Huene, 1942

Type species: Prestosuchus chiniquensis Huene, 1942

Etymology: named after Vicentino Prestes de Almeida + Ancient Greek Σοῦχος (Soûkhos)

Synonyms

• Huenesuchus Kischlat, 2023
• Stagonosuchus Huene, 1939

References

Primary references

• von Huene, F. 1942. Die Fossilen Reptilien des Südamerikanischen Gondwanalandes. Ergebnisse der Sauriergrabungen in Südbrasilien 1928/29. C.H. Beck: Munich: 161–332. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

português: Prestossuco

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