Prestosuchus

Prestosuchus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rauisuchia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Superclassis*: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Cladus: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crocopoda Cladus: Archosauriformes Cladus: Eucrocopoda Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Pseudosuchia Informal group: Rauisuchia

Familia: †Prestosuchidae
Genus: †Prestosuchus
Species: †P. chiniquensis

Name

Prestosuchus Huene, 1942

Type species: Prestosuchus chiniquensis Huene, 1942

Etymology: named after Vicentino Prestes de Almeida + Ancient Greek Σοῦχος (Soûkhos)

Synonyms

• Huenesuchus Kischlat, 2023
• Stagonosuchus? Huene, 1939

References

Primary references

• von Huene, F. 1942. Die Fossilen Reptilien des Südamerikanischen Gondwanalandes. Ergebnisse der Sauriergrabungen in Südbrasilien 1928/29. C.H. Beck: Munich: 161–332. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• português: Prestossuco

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