Proterosuchus (SciiFii)

Proterosuchus is a genus of Early Triassic archosauriform reptiles. Remains have been found from South Africa and China. The genus Chasmatosaurus is a junior synonym of Proterosuchus, as all species of Chasmatosaurus, including C. aleandri, C. vanhoepeni, and C. yuani, have been reassigned to Proterosuchus. Elaphrosuchus has also been synonymized with Proterosuchus. The type species of Proterosuchus is P. fergusi. The Chinese species is P. yuani.