Postosuchus is a genus of rauisuchian reptile that lived during the late Triassic period throughout what is now North America.
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| - Postosuchus is a genus of rauisuchian reptile that lived during the late Triassic period throughout what is now North America.
- Postosuchus was a large Archosaurian carnrivore. It was the top predator of the Late Triassic period in North America.
- The biggest carnivore of its time,typical of a group of fast predators that evolved before the dinosaurs and devoloped their own unique upright own unique upright posture. EVIDENCE: Several finds in the Petrified Forest in Arizona. SIZE: Maximum length of 6 meteres (20 feet) with a powerfull skull over 50 centimeteres(20 inches) long. It could rear up to a height of up to 2 metres( 6 feet 6 inches ) DIET: active carnivore
- Postosuchus was one of the largest carnivorous reptiles of the Triassic, reaching 5-7 meters (16-23 ft) long 2 to 3.5 meters tall and weighed 250–300 kg (550-660 lbs). It had a massively built skull, bearing powerful jaws and dagger like teeth that can easily kill its quarry. Rows of protective plates covering its back formed a defensive shield, protecting it from other predators.
- Postosuchus was a land living Rauisuchian that lived in North America and was the top predator in its ecosystem.
- The biggest carnivore of its time,typical of a group of fast predators that evolved before the dinosaurs and devoloped their own unique upright own unique upright posture. EVIDENCE: Several finds in the Petrified Forest in Arizona. SIZE: Maximum length of 6 meteres (20 feet) with a powerfull skull over 50 centimeteres(20 inches) long. It could rear up to a height of up to 2 metres( 6 feet 6 inches ) DIET: active carnivore From Nature Wiki, a Wikia wiki.
- Postosuchus was a basal archosaur which lived in what is now North America during the middle through to the late Triassic period (228-202 million years ago). It was a rauisuchian, a cousin of crocodiles and came from the same ancestry as dinosaurs. Its name means "crocodile from Post", named after the Post Quarry in Texas, where many fossils of the species were found. It was one of the top predators of its area during the Triassic, larger than the small dinosaur predators of its time (such as Coelophysis). It was a hunter which probably preyed on dicynodonts and many other creatures smaller than itself.
- thumb|320px|Postosuchus El Postosuchus era un gran rauisuquio que vivió en el Triásico superior de Estados unidos y probablemente en Europa. Era un animal relativamente lento, alcanzando velocidades máximas de hasta 20 km/h, más o menos a la velocidad a la que corre un humano. No era nada ágil, pues apenas podía hacer giros debido a la forma de sus patas. Tenía un cráneo bastante grande, alto y alargado, y unas mandíbulas muy fuertes que podían ejercer una fuerza de mordida de hasta 800 kg. Tenía muchos dientes afilados como cuchillos y con los bordes aserrados. Las patas delanteras de este animal tenían la mitad de tamaño que las traseras, lo que indica que podría ser un animal bípedo. Las patas traseras eran muy fuertes para soportar el peso del animal, y tenían cinco dedos con garras cu
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- Postosuchus kirkpatricki
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