Batrachotomus confronts a Nothosaurus in the Triassic period

Batrachotomus confronts a Nothosaurus in the early to middle Triassic period (235 million years ago). Batrachotomus is a paracrocodylomorph from the loricata clade and a Prestosuchid. They grow up to 20 feet long and are a reptile distantly related to crocodiles. Nothosaurus is a semi-aquatic animal of which a branch may have given rise to the plesiosaurs. They have been found in North Africa, China and Europe

Archosaur Archosauriform Batrachotomus Crurotarsan Ecology Fern Kupferzellensis Ladinian Lush Nothosaur Nothosaurus Ominous Paleoart Paleobiology Paleoecology Paracrocodylomorph Piscivore Rival Sauropterygia Swamp Threat Triassic Vegetation Vicious Wetlands

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