Family †Stagonolepididae Phylum Chordata Order Aetosaur | Class Reptilia Subfamily †Desmatosuchinae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Longosuchus, Aetosauroides, Neoaetosauroides | ||
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 11.5 million years.
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).
References
Acaenasuchus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA