Rutiodon
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| Rutiodon Temporal range: Late Triassic-Early Jurassic |
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| Anchisaurus. Rutiodon is in the corner of the image. In another corner is Desmatosuchus. | |
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Fossil
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Suborder: | Phytosauria |
| Family: | Phytosauridae |
| Genus: | Rutiodon |
Rutiodon was a type of phytosaur. Phytosaurs were crocodile-like animals that lived during the time of dinosaurs. It was shown in the movie When Dinosaurs Roamed America trying to catch a Coelophysis. It jumped out of the water. and roared without warning.
