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phytosaur

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phytosaur

One of a group of crocodilelike thecodont reptiles that were abundant in late Triassic times. See dinosaurs.
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The spikes and plates on the animal would have protected it from just about all the predators of that age, although giant crocodilelike creatures called phytosaurs might have chomped down one or two, Lucas said.
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