Prehistoric Crocodiles

[Spalea]

" Desmatosuchus is a genus of archosaur* belonging to the Order Aetosauria. It lived during the Late Triassic.
Desmatosuchus was a large quadruped upwards of 4.5 meters in length. Its vertebral column had amphicoelus centra and 3 sacral vertebrae. The scapulae had large acromion processes. The forelimbs were much shorter than the hindlimbs, with humeri less than two-thirds the length of the femurs. The pelvic girdle consisted of a long pubis with a strong symphysis in the middle, a plate-like ischium, a highly recurved ilium, and a deep, imperforate acetabulum. The femurs were relatively long and straight, the ankles crurotarsal, with calcaneal tubers that gave it large heels. "

*The archosaurs were broadly classified as reptiles. The living representatives of this group consist of birds and crocodilians. This also includes all extinct dinosaurs, pterosaurs and extinct relatives of crocodilians.

For more precision, see this link:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archosaur Reply