Zatomus is an extinct genus ofpseudosuchian from the LateTriassic. Fossil remains have been found inNorth Carolina, United States. It is classified as a rauisuchian, a type of largecarnivorousthecodontianarchosaur, and was once thought to be adinosaur.[1]
| Zatomus Temporal range:Late Triassic | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauria |
| Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
| Genus: | †Zatomus Cope, 1871 |
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References
edit- ^Cope, E.D. (1871). "Observations on the distribution of certain extinct Vertebrata in NorthCarolina".Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 12: pp. 210-216
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