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Ornithosuchus

In Depth Although the last part of the name,‭ ‬suchus,‭ ‬translates to English as crocodile,‭ ‬Ornithosuchus was actually an archosaur.‭ ‬These were the dominant reptiles of the Triassic some of which would diverge into true crocodiles,‭ ‬while others would take different paths to evolve into the dinosaurs.‭ ‬In fact the long hind legs that would … Read more

Shuvosaurus

In Depth Shuvosaurus was described from the discovery of a skull that had no teeth but a well-developed beak-like anterior portion.‭ ‬Because of this,‭ ‬Shuvosaurus was at the time considered to possibly be an ancient ancestor to the ornithomimosaurs,‭ ‬a group of dinosaurs that at the time of writing are only known from Cretaceous era … Read more