Pseudosuchia

Kinyang on some tinted paper (I have it & wanted to try out more tinted paper stuff).

Just learned about this thing today. There's two species, K. mabokoensis (the one I chose) and K. tchernovi. They were giant relatives (9 - 13 feet) of today's West African dwarf crocodile (5.9 feet max.), living in Kenya and may have hunted early human ancestors. They lived in the Miocene and may have been more terrestrial than aquatic, like the dwarf croc.

Also got a new fossil, been saving up for it for about three weeks. 7.5 inches in length. The little plastic fella didn't come with it, I've had that guy since 2017/18.

Might try to get another fossil or a BOTM figure soon, or I'll see what I get for Christmas first

Didn't know this thing existed until I found it while trying to search for Ceratosuchops. Pretty cool being an alligator from Colorado and Wyoming. I might try to make a more detailed sketch of this genus later on.

I wanted to draw this raptor-like pseudosuchian for a while, and I finally drew it. I based the colors on the kinds of rocks you see at Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona, which contain several Triassic-era fossils, including Poposaurus.

Fasolasuchus yasui

Height: 2.9 meters

Length: 10 meters

Weight: 4,500 pounds

Group: Loricata

Fasolasuchus atroxi is the largest species of terrestrial carnivore up until it's time. With its powerful size and strength, it can hunt even the largest herbivores in the Upper Triassic, 30 million A.G.D., such as aetiosaaurs and dicynidonts.

Its build is similar to other pseudosuchians of today, such as the raisuchian Postasuchus. It's four, muscled legs are perfect for travelling great distances and for holding down prey. Although it is to large and center-balanced to walk bipedally, Fasolasuchus can rear up for a few moments, perhaps when fighting herbivores.

The jaws of Fasolasuchus tall and wide, perfect for delivering crushing bites into bone. In fact, we have estimated it can inflict a bite force of over 35,000 newton's, easily crushing the bones of Desmatosuchid necks. This is around the same crushing force as the Tyrannosaurus, which is a mighty feat for a crocodilian to achieve.

Wait a minute, Tyrannosaurus? What's that? Never heard of it. 🤷‍♂️