Smok wawelski

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Smok (meaning "dragon" in Polish) is an extinct genus of large carnivorous pseudosuchian. It lived during the latest Triassic period (latest Norian to early Rhaetian stage, between 208.5 and 205 Ma). Its remains have been found in Lisowice, southern Poland. The only species is Smok wawelski (after the Wawel Dragon, a dragon from Polish folklore) and was named in 2012. It is larger than any other known predatory archosaur from the Late Triassic or Early Jurassic of central Europe. The relation of Smok to other archosaurs has not yet been thoroughly studied; it was originally identified as an early theropod dinosaur, but published anatomical characteristics indicate it was likely a paracrocodylomorph pseudosuchian (related to modern crocodilians) instead.

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