In Depth Heptasuchus is a genus of fairly large rauiscuhian that lived in what is now Wyoming during the mid/early late Triassic. Rauisuchians were the top predators on land and held onto this title until the appearance of large theropod dinosaurs. Out of these Heptasuchus is usually considered to be most similar to Batrachotomus from … Read more
In Depth Unfortunately Saurosuchus is only known from incomplete remains, but those that are known indicate that it was big. Key to identifying the fossils as being those of a predator is the skull that has several classic predatory characteristics. One is the fact that the skull is wider at the back than at the … Read more
In Depth Known to have lived in Germany during the Triassic, Batrachotomus is one of the largest known rauisuchians from Europe. Sometimes dubbed a European relative of the North American Postosuchus, Batrachotomus was actually quite a bit larger than even the largest estimate for Postosuchus, and at about six meters in length, only shorter than … Read more