

A antiga fauna brasileira perdida no tempo
The ancient Brazilian fauna lost in time
BRAZIL
PaleoZOO
Erpetossúquios formaram um pequeno grupo de arcossauromorfos cujo registro estende-se de 245 e 208 milhões de anos atrás. Sua dentição sugere hábitos carnívoros, e seu corpo e membros indicam que eram animais quadrúpedes relativamente ágeis. Sua afinidades evolutivas ainda não são muito bem compreendidas: alguns especialistas os agrupam mais próximos de crocodilos e jacarés; outros, a dinossauros e pterossauros.
Erpetosuchians composed a small archosauromorphian group which record extends from 245 to 208 million years ago. Their dentition suggests their had a carnivore diet, as well as their bodies and limbs indicate their were relative fast quadrupeds. Their evolutionary relationships remains poorly understood: some experts classify them more close to crocodiles and caimans; and other, to dinosaurs and pterosaurs.
ERPETOSSÚQUIOS
Erpetosuchians

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