In Depth The holotype specimen of Polonosuchus, a partial left maxilla was originally described as a species of Teratosaurus in 2005. A re-evaluation of the specimen led to the 2009 creation of Polonosuchus. The former species name, silesiacus was retained to create the new type species P. silesiacus, as is standard procedure in such naming … Read more
In Depth Malerisaurus is a genus of protorosauri known to have lived in India during the late Triassic period. There are a lot of questions about how members of this genus lived since there are no clear adaptations pointing towards one ecological niche over another. The discovery of the two Malerisaurus specimens however have been … Read more
In Depth Teratosaurus was among the first rauisuchians to ever be named, though in the early days of the genus classification, it was actually thought to be a dinosaur. The holotype specimen of Teratosaurus, a partial right maxilla with teeth, was first found near Stuttgart, Germany in the year 1860. The holotype found its way … Read more
In Depth Anatosuchus was a small terrestrial crocodile with had a very specialised skull morphology, the result of which has been the nick name ‘Duck croc’. The jaws resemble the bill of a duck with a single pointed protrusion extending from the front of the snout. It has been proposed that this protuberance was used … Read more