Machaeroprosopus buceros Variant:Hand-painted which has allowed paleontologists to

which has allowed paleontologists to gain a detailed understanding of its anatomy

Height 47 mm

thin skull

The Model Pose represents a pair of Allosaurus fragilis in courtship mode

en la provincia de Neuquén

Machaeroprosopus buceros Variant:Hand-painted which has allowed paleontologists toMachaeroprosopus buceros was a Late Triassic pseudosuchian archosaur, belonging to the phytosaur group, which inhabited North America approximately 220 to 210 million years ago. It was a large semi aquatic reptile that occupied ecological niches similar to those of modern crocodiles, although it was not directly related to them, but rather represents a convergent lineage within Archosauria. Its most characteristic feature was its extremely elongated