Lewisuchus
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Lewisuchus 1 m (3.3 ft) long
as long as 2 people standing fingertip to fingertip
- Length
- 1 m (3.3 ft)
- Period
- Middle Triassic (236–234 Mya)
- Place
- South America · Argentina · Brazil
- Food
- Carnivore
- Clade
- Silesauridae
Lewisuchus is a genus of archosaur that lived during the Late Triassic (early Carnian). As a silesaurid dinosauriform, it was a member of the group of reptiles most commonly considered to be the closest relatives of dinosaurs (possibly true dinosaurs themselves). Lewisuchus was about 1 m long. Fossils have been found in the Chañares Formation of Argentina. It exhibited osteoderms along its back.
What we know
- Named by Romer, 1972.
- Body length estimated at about 1 m.
- Fossils found in South America and Argentina.
What we guess
The reconstruction notes for Lewisuchus — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.