Brachysuchus

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title: Brachysuchus
text: Brachysuchus is an extinct genus of phytosaur known from the late Triassic period of Dockum Group in Texas, United States. It is known from the holotype UMMP 10336 is composed of a skull, lower jaws and partial postcranium and from the associated paratype UMMP 14366, nearly complete skull, recovered from the 'Pre-Tecovas Horizon' in the Dockum Group. It was first named by Case in 1929 and the type species is Brachysuchus megalodon. Its closest relative was Angistorhinus. However, its rostral cre
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description: Extinct genus of reptiles
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachysuchus
date created: 2011-02-15T15:02:56Z
date modified: 2024-08-31T02:47:37Z
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