| 词条 | Rauisuchus |
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| fossil_range = Mid-Late Triassic ~{{fossil range|235|205.6}} | image = Rauisuchus tiradentes.jpg | image_upright = 1.15 | image_caption = Life restoration of R. tiradentes | genus = Rauisuchus | parent_authority = Huene 1936 | species = tiradentes | authority = Huene 1936 }}Rauisuchus is a genus of extinct basal archosaurs which lived in what is now the Geopark of Paleorrota (Santa María Formation), Brazil, during the Middle to Late Triassic period (235-206 million years ago). It contains one species, R. tiradentes.[1] EtymologyThe crocodylian-like genus was named after fossil collector Dr. Wilhelm Rau; Rauisuchus. The name Rauisuchus means Wilhelm Rau's crocodile. DescriptionThe genus belonged to a group of land-dwelling relatives to crocodiles. These reptiles were among the top predators of their day, eating other reptiles for food and maybe hunting early dinosaurs. Rauisuchus possibly grew to a length of {{convert|4|m|abbr=on}} and would be {{convert|90|cm|abbr=on}} high at the hips. It had a weight of around {{convert|250|kg|abbr=on}}. References{{Portal|Brazil|Paleontology|Triassic}}1. ^Rauisuchus at Fossilworks.org Further reading
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