Mambawakale

In Depth        Mambawakale is a genus of paracrocodylomorph that lived during the Triassic. Further Reading -‭ ‬A new pseudosuchian archosaur,‭ ‬Mambawakale ruhuhu gen.‭ ‬et sp.‭ ‬nov.,‭ ‬from the Middle Triassic Manda Beds of Tanzania.‭ ‬-‭ ‬The Royal Society.‭ ‬9‭ (‬2‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Richard J.‭ ‬Butler,‭ ‬Vincent Fernandez,‭ ‬Sterling J.‭ ‬Nesbitt,‭ ‬Jo�o Vasco Leite‭ & ‬David J.‭ … Read more

Nundasuchus

In Depth        Nundasuchus is a genus of archosaurian predator that lived in Tanzania during the mid Triassic.‭ ‬Nundasuchus superficially resembles a rauisuchian,‭ ‬however the exact phylogenetic position of Nundasuchus is still uncertain at the time of writing.‭ ‬Currently most prefer to consider it a member of the Pseudosuchia,‭ ‬the same group that also includes the … Read more

Confractosuchus

In Depth        Confractosuchus is a genus of crocodile that lived in Australia around the boundary of the Early and Late Cretaceous periods.‭ ‬Not to be unkind,‭ ‬but Confractosuchus was a fairly typical crocodile looking much like you would expect a crocodile to look like.‭ ‬But one thing that made the discovery of Confractosuchus stand out … Read more

Erpetosuchus

In Depth        Erpetosuchus is a genus of small pseudosuchian that‭ ‬lived during the Triassic and‭ ‬is known to have had a distribution reaching‭ ‬across‭ ‬from‭ ‬what is now Scotland‭ ‬to the Eastern United States of America. Further Reading -‭ ‬Reptiles from the Elgin Sandstone.‭ ‬Description of two new genera.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Philosophical Transactions of the Royal … Read more