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Phytosaur fossil, Musuem of Paleontology at Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, New Mexico, USA.

Phytosaur fossil

The phytosaur lived during the Late Triassic Period over 200 million years ago which is during the Carnian age.

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Phytosaur skull (USNM V21376) collected from Howard County, Texas. Identified as Rutiodon sp.[1], Angistorhinus sp. (Stocker et al., 2013), or Angistorhinus grandis (Jones & Butler, 2016).

Phytosaur skull

The phytosaur had sharp teeth that they used to catch fish and had long, pointed jaws.

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Rutiodon carolinensis, a phytosaur from the Late Triassic of North America, pencil drawing, digital coloring

Rutiodon carolinensis, a phytosaur

These creatures resembled crocodiles and walked on land and swam in the water, making them semi-aquatic.

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