Name
Bharitalasuchus (large head crocodile).
Phonetic
Bha-re-tal-su-kus.
Named By
Martin D. Ezcurra, Saswati Bandyopadhyay & David J. Gower - 2021.
Classification
Chordata, Reptilia, Archosauriformes, Erythrosuchidae.
Diet
Carnivore.
Species
B. tapani
Size
Roughly estimated to have been about 2.3 meters long.
Known locations
India - Yerrapalli Formation.
Time Period
Anisian of the Triassic.
Fossil representation
Partial skull bones and post cranial skeleton
Bharitalasuchus is a genus of erythrosuchid reptile that lived in South Asia during the middle Triassic. Erythrosuchids are noted for proportionately large heads and were among the key predators of the early and mid-Triassic.
Further reading
A new erythrosuchid archosauriform from the middle Triassic Yerrapalli Formation of south-central India. - Ameghiniana. 58 (2). - Martin D. Ezcurra, Saswati Bandyopadhyay & David J. Gower - 2021.
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