Calyptosuchus
| Calyptosuchus Temporal range: Late Triassic, mid Norian, ~ | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauria |
| Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
| Order: | †Aetosauria |
| Family: | †Stagonolepididae |
| Genus: | †Calyptosuchus Long & Ballew, 1985 |
| Type species | |
| †Calyptosuchus wellesi Long & Ballew ,1985 | |
Calyptosuchus (meaning "covered crocodile") is an extinct genus of aetosaur from the Late Triassic of North America. Like other aetosaurs, it was heavily armored and had a pig-like snout used to uproot plants.