Lagosuchus

Lah-go-su-kus.
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Maeve Foster

Paleoclimatologist

Maeve Foster explores the Earth's climatic past to understand the forces that shaped life on our planet. Her research into ancient climate events provides valuable context for current environmental challenges.

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Name

Lagosuchus ‭(‬Rabbit crocodile‭)‬.

Phonetic

Lah-go-su-kus.

Named By

A.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Romer‭ ‬-‭ ‬1971.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauromorpha,‭ ‬Lagosuchia.‭

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

L.‭ ‬talampayensis‭

Size

Uncertain.

Known locations

Argentina‭ ‬-‭ ‬Cha�ares Formation.

Time Period

Ladinian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial skeletal remains.

In Depth

       A lot has been claimed about Lagosuchus,‭ ‬even claims that it may be ancestral to‭ ‬the‭ ‬dinosaurs.‭ ‬However on the flip side to that the holotype specimen of Lagosuchus is seen as some to be so poorly preserved that Lagosuchus is not determinate enough to refer further remains too,‭ ‬to say anything even about it being identified as an ancestor of dinosaurs.

       A second species of Lagosuchus,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬lilloensis,‭ ‬has now been renamed as a new genus,‭ ‬Marasuchus.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬The Cha�ares‭ (‬Argentina‭) ‬Triassic reptile fauna.‭ ‬Two new but incompletely known long-limbed pseudosuchians.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Breviora‭ ‬378:1-10‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Romer‭ ‬-‭ ‬1971. -‭ ‬La evolucion de los dinosaurios carnivoros‭ [‬The evolution of carnivorous dinosaurs‭]‬.‭ ‬by F.‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Novas‭ ‬-‭ ‬In Los Dinosaurios y Su Entorno Biotico:‭ ‬Actas del Segundo Curso de Paleontologia in Cuenca.‭ ‬Instituto‭ “‬Juan Valdez‭”‬,‭ ‬Cuenca,‭ ‬Argentina‭ ‬126-163,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Sanz & A.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Buscalioni‭ (‬eds.‭) ‬1992. – The validity of Lagosuchus talampayensis Romer, 1971 (archosauria, dinosauriformes), from the late triassic of Argentina. – Breviora. 565 (1): 1–21. – Federico L. Agnolin & Martin D. Ezcurra – 2019.

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