"Rauisuchia" is a paraphyletic group of mostly large and carnivorous Triassic archosaurs. Rauisuchians are a category of archosaurs within a larger group called Pseudosuchia, which encompasses all arc
Prestosuchus AMNH
Restoration of Batrachotomus, a Middle Triassic rauisuchian from Germany. This genus is known from abundant fossil material and belongs to the clade Loricata
The hip of Prestosuchus (AMNH 3856)
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of warmblooded reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They existed through most of the Mesozoic era, first appearing early in the Triassic period. They became the dominant ter
Rauisuchia
…of archosaurs within a larger group called Pseudosuchia, which encompasses all archosaurs more closely related to crocodilians than to birds and other dinosaurs. First named in the 1940s, Rauisuchia was a name exclusive to Triassic archosaurs which were generally large (often 4 to 6 metres (13 to 20 ft…
Brontosaurus excelsus remount in the Peabody Museum
Natural History Museum, London Stegosaurus
Tyrannosaurus Rex Holotype