Proterosuchus is an extinct
genus of
Early Triassic proterosuchid archosaur. Remains have been found from
South Africa and
China. The genus
Chasmatosaurus is considered a
junior synonym of
Proterosuchus, as all species of
Chasmatosaurus, including
C. aleandri,
C. vanhoepeni, and
C. yuani, have been reassigned to
Proterosuchus.
Elaphrosuchus has also been synonymized with
Proterosuchus. The
type species of
Proterosuchus is
P. fergusi. The Chinese species is
P. yuani.