Phytosaurus

Phytosaurus
Temporal range: Late Triassic
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:†Phytosauria
Family:†Phytosauridae
Genus:†Phytosaurus
Jaeger, 1828
Species
  • †P. cylindricodon Jaeger, 1828(type)
  • †P. cubicodon Jaeger, 1828

Phytosaurus is a dubious genus of ?phytosaur (an extinct group of superficially crocodile-like archosaurs),[1] and also the first phytosaur to be described, by G. Jaeger in 1828. The name Phytosaurus means "plant lizard" (though it is now known to have been a carnivore), and the type species is P. cylindricodon.

References

  1. ↑ Lydekker, Richard. Catalogue of the Fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum (Natural History). Part 1. Containing the Orders Ornithosauria, Crocodilia, Dinosauria, Squamata, Rhynchocephalia, and Proterosauria. Elibron.com. p. 124. ISBN 0-543-95654-7.
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