rauisuchids
Rauisuchids were a diverse group of large, predatory archosaurs that lived during the Triassic period. They are often referred to as "rauisuchians" or "crurotarsans," though the term crurotarsan is now more broadly applied to the entire group of pseudosuchians which includes rauisuchids. These animals were among the dominant terrestrial carnivores of their time, filling ecological niches similar to those later occupied by theropod dinosaurs.
Rauisuchids possessed a wide range of body plans and sizes, with some species reaching lengths of over
The taxonomic classification of rauisuchids has undergone revisions over time. Traditionally placed within the order Rauisuchia,