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Acaenasuchus

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Taxonomy
References

{{Automatic taxobox
| fossil_range = Late Triassic, {{Fossil range|228|216.5}}
| taxon = Acaenasuchus
| authority = Long & Murry 1995
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =

{{extinct}}A. geoffreyi Long & Murry 1995 (type)}}

Acaenasuchus (meaning "thorn crocodile") is an extinct member of the order Aetosauria, endemic to what would be North America during the Triassic, existing for approximately {{Mya|228-216.5|million years}}.^[1]

It was a heavily armored aetosaur with thorn-like spikes on its back.

Taxonomy

Acaenasuchus was named by Long and Murry (1995). Its type is Acaenasuchus geoffreyi. It was assigned to Stagonolepididae by Irmis (2005).^[2]

References

1. ^Paleobiology Database: Acaenasuchus, basic info
2. ^R. B. Irmis. 2005. The vertebrate fauna of the Upper Triassic Chinle Formation in northern Arizona. In S. J. Nesbitt, W. G. Parker, & R. B. Irmis (eds.), Guidebook to the Triassic Formations of the Colorado Plateau in Northern Arizona: Geology, Paleontology, and History. Mesa Southwest Museum Bulletin 9:63-88

2 : Aetosaurs of North America|Chinle fauna

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