Suchodus

Suchodus
Temporal range: 167–160 Ma

Callovian - Oxfordian

S. brachyrhynchus skull
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
(unranked): Mesoeucrocodylia
Suborder: Thalattosuchia
Family: Metriorhynchidae
Genus: Suchodus
Lydekker, 1890
Species

Suchodus is an extinct genus of marine crocodyliform from the Middle to Late Jurassic period of England and France.

Taxonomy and phylogeny

Restoration of S. durobrivensis.

In the 2000s, phylogenetic analysis has shown that Suchodus is a distinct metriorhynchid genus.[1][2]

Valid species are:

References

  1. Young, Mark T., and Marco Brandalise de Andrade, 2009. "What is Geosaurus? Redescription of Geosaurus giganteus (Thalattosuchia: Metriorhynchidae) from the Upper Jurassic of Bayern, Germany." Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 157: 551-585.
  2. Young, Mark T., Brusatte, Stephen L., Ruta, M., Andrade, Marco B. 2009. "The evolution of Metriorhynchoidea (Mesoeucrocodylia, Thalattosuchia): an integrated approach using geometrics morphometrics, analysis of disparity and biomechanics". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 158: 801-859.
  3. Andrews CW. 1913. A descriptive catalogue of the marine reptiles of the Oxford Clay, Part Two. London: British Museum (Natural History), 206 pp.
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