Zatomus
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Zatomus is an extinct genus of pseudosuchian from the Late Triassic. Fossil remains have been found in North Carolina, United States. It is classified as a rauisuchian, a type of large carnivorous thecodontian archosaur.
==History== The fossils of Zatomus were discovered in North Carolina by American geologist Ebenezer Emmons, who described and illustrated the fossils. These fossils consisted of teeth and dermal plates.
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