Rutiodon facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Rutiodon Temporal range: Late Triassic-Early Jurassic
Anchisaurus. Rutiodon is in the corner of the image. In another corner is Desmatosuchus.
Conservation status
Fossil
Scientific classification
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. Its nostrils were far back on the head, close to the eyes. 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.

Images for kids

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  Fossil of R. carolinensis

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  Restoration of R. carolinensis

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  The holotype of R. manhattanensis on display in the American Museum of Natural History

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  Skeleton of R. carolinensis viewed from the front

See also

In Spanish: Rutiodon para niños