#dynamosuchus

#Archovember Day 9 - Dynamosuchus collisensis

The Triassic was a very productive time for pseudosuchians. They were trying out every shape, size, and niche while dinosaurs were only just beginning to get a foothold. The Ornithosuchids were a family of these Triassic pseudosuchians. They had downturned snouts and were facultatively bipedal, meaning they spent most of their time walking on all fours but could walk on their hind legs for short periods of time. In Late Triassic Brazil, Ornithosuchids were represented by the high-walking, bone-crushing scavenger Dynamosuchus collisensis.

Dynamosuchus had a powerful bite force but a slow bite speed, meaning it was likely a scavenger. Considered a close relative of the Argentinian Venaticosuchus, Dynamosuchus filled the important niche of large scavenger in the Santa Maria Formation.

Dynamosuchus

Dynamosuchus — вимерлий рід псевдозухієвих архозаврів з родини Ornithosuchidae. Відомий за єдиним видом, Dynamosuchus collisensis, що базується на частковому скелеті з бразильської формації Санта-Марія. Dynamosuchus вважається близьким родичем Venaticosuchus, який відомий з аргентинської формації Ішигуаласто.

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