---
ref: postosuchus
id: jurassic-saga:postosuchus
icon: jurassic-saga:inventory/postosuchus_coin

history:
  - version: "0.2.1"
    date: 03.07.2026
    changes:
      - Added Postosuchus

custom:
    Health: "Adult 40 Health (x20 Hearts)"
    Behavior: "Hostile"
    Diet: "Carnivore"
    Size: "6 Blocks Long, 2 Blocks Tall"
    Drops: "Postosuchus Remains, Postosuchus Raw Meat"
    Breedable: "Not yet implemented"
    Obtained: "Fossil Revival"
    Egg Type: "Alligator Egg"
    Time Period: "Triassic"
    Achievement: "[Achievement name]"

infobox:
  title: Postosuchus
  inventory:
    - jurassic-saga:inventory/postosuchus_fossil_remains
    - jurassic-saga:inventory/postosuchus_coin
  tabs:
    - name: Male
      display: jurassic-saga:tabs/male_postosuchus.png
    - name: Female
      display: jurassic-saga:tabs/female_postosuchus.png
    - name: Baby
      display: jurassic-saga:tabs/baby_postosuchus.png
---

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    This creature is still not fully implemented, you must enable Experimental Features to be able get it. It's also
    subjected to changes!
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    The last update on this page was on: 16th August 2026 (v0.2.1)
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# Postosuchus kirkpatricki

*Postosuchus* is a genus of rauisuchid archosaur from the **Late Triassic** period, with fossils discovered in what is now **Texas and North Carolina, United States**.
Despite its superficial resemblance to large theropod dinosaurs, Postosuchus was a member of Pseudosuchia — the lineage that would eventually give rise to modern crocodilians — making it far more closely related to crocodiles than to any dinosaur.
It is considered one of the apex predators of its time, capable of walking semi-upright on its hind legs.

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## Appearance
- Large, low-slung archosaur with a broad, robust head lined with sharp, laterally compressed teeth
- A prominent row of small dark dorsal spines runs the full length of the back and tail
- Dark olive-green colouration on the dorsal surface, fading gradually to warm golden-yellow on the flanks, belly, and legs
- Displays very subtle sexual dimorphism:
- **Males** have slightly more saturated, brighter golden-yellow flanks
- **Females** are marginally more muted in tone overall, otherwise nearly identical to males
- In-game size: **6 blocks long** and **2 blocks tall**

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## Behavior
- **Hostile**: Actively attacks players and nearby creatures on sight
- A powerful apex predator, capable of pursuing and overpowering prey with its strong jaws
- May be capable of rearing up on its hind legs to strike

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## Obtaining
Postosuchus does not spawn naturally. To obtain one, you must:
1. Enable [Experimental Features]($references/experimental)
2. Find ![](@jurassic-saga:textures/item/natural/entity/animal/[PATH]/postosuchus_fossil_remains) [**Postosuchus Remains**](@jurassic-saga:fossil) or fossils
3. Use the fossil revival process to create a Postosuchus
4. Hatch from an **Alligator Egg** type egg

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## Diet
- **Carnivore**: feeds on <img src="https://i.imgur.com/4K6xsJA.gif" width={32} height={32} style={{imageRendering: "pixelated"}}/> meat sources
- An apex predator of the Late Triassic, likely preying on large dicynodonts, aetosaurs, and early dinosaurs

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## Drops
When defeated, Postosuchus may drop:
- ![](@jurassic-saga:textures/item/natural/entity/animal/[PATH]/postosuchus_fossil_remains) [**Postosuchus Remains**](@jurassic-saga:fossil)
- ![](@jurassic-saga:textures/item/natural/entity/animal/[PATH]/postosuchus_raw) [**Postosuchus Raw Meat**](@jurassic-saga:meats)

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{/* ## Sounds

### Living Sounds
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        <td style={{fontWeight: "bold"}}>Living 1</td>
        <td><Audio controls src="jurassic-saga:sounds/postosuchus/postosuchus_js_living01.ogg"/></td>
    </tr>
</table>

--- */}

## Gallery
{/* ### Community Images
<table style={{borderCollapse: "collapse"}}>
    <tr style={{backgroundColor: "transparent"}}>
        <td style={{textAlign: "center"}}>
            <img width={256} src="[IMAGE URL]" alt="Postosuchus by [Author]"/>
<div style={{marginTop: "6px", fontSize: "14px", opacity: 0.8}}>
Postosuchus by [Author]
<sup>[[1]]([Discord Message URL])</sup>
</div>
        </td>
    </tr>
</table> */}

### Development Images
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    <tr style={{backgroundColor: "transparent"}}>
        <td style={{textAlign: "center"}}>
            <img width={256} src="[IMAGE URL]" alt="Postosuchus Showcase"/>
<div style={{marginTop: "6px", fontSize: "14px", opacity: 0.8}}>
Postosuchus Showcase
<sup>[[1]]([Discord Message URL])</sup>
</div>
        </td>
    </tr>
</table>

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