Marasuchus
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Marasuchus is an early genus of dinosauriform archosaur, one of the closest relatives of dinosaurs. It is sometimes regarded as a junior synonym of Lagosuchus. Both names have been applied to small bi
Marasuchus
Biomechanical model of Lagosuchus, based on "Marasuchus" fossils stored at PVL (Tucuman)
Life restoration of M. lilloensis with feather-like filaments
Life restoration (without feather-like filaments) compared to human legs.
Archosaur
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Archosauria or archosaurs is a clade of diapsid sauropsid tetrapods, with birds and crocodilians being the only known extant representatives. Although broadly classified as reptiles, which traditional
Marasuchus
…Marasuchus (meaning "Mara crocodile") is an early genus of dinosauriform archosaur, one of the closest relatives of dinosaurs. It is sometimes regarded as a junior synonym of Lagosuchus (which would make Marasuchus an invalid later…
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Examples of pseudosuchians. Clockwise from top-left: Longosuchus meadei (an aetosaur), Gavialis gangeticus (a crocodilian), Saurosuchus galilei (a loricatan), Pedeticosaurus leviseuri (a sphenosuchian), Chenanisuchus lateroculi (a dyrosaurid), and Dakosaurus maximus (a thalattosuchian).
Examples of avemetatarsalians. Clockwise from top-left: Tupuxuara leonardi (a pterosaur), Alamosaurus sanjuanensis, (a sauropod), Tsintaosaurus spinorhinus (an ornithopod), Daspletosaurus torosus (a tyrannosaurid), Pentaceratops sternbergii (a ceratopsian), and Grus grus (a neornithian).
Chirotherium footprint in Triassic sediments