Acaenasuchus

Acaenasuchus (meaning "thorn crocodile") is an extinct member of the order Aetosauria, endemic to what would be North America during the Triassic, existing for approximately 11.5 million years.[1]

Acaenasuchus
Temporal range: Late Triassic, 228–216.5 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: †Aetosauria
Family: †Stagonolepididae
Subfamily: †Desmatosuchinae
Genus: †Acaenasuchus
Long & Murry 1995
Species
  • †A. geoffreyi Long & Murry 1995 (type)

It was a heavily armored aetosaur with thorn-like spikes on its back.

Taxonomy

Acaenasuchus was named by Long and Murry (1995). Its type is Acaenasuchus geoffreyi. It was assigned to Stagonolepididae by Irmis (2005).[2]

References
  1. Paleobiology Database: Acaenasuchus, basic info
  2. R. B. Irmis. 2005. The vertebrate fauna of the Upper Triassic Chinle Formation in northern Arizona. In S. J. Nesbitt, W. G. Parker, & R. B. Irmis (eds.), Guidebook to the Triassic Formations of the Colorado Plateau in Northern Arizona: Geology, Paleontology, and History. Mesa Southwest Museum Bulletin 9:63-88


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