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Extinct genus of crocodyliform From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Opisuchus is an extinct genus of metriorhynchoid crocodyliform known from the Middle Jurassic Opalinuston Formation of Germany. It contains a single species, O. meieri.[1][2]
Opisuchus Temporal range: Middle Jurassic, | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Archosauria |
Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
Clade: | Crocodylomorpha |
Clade: | Crocodyliformes |
Suborder: | †Thalattosuchia |
Superfamily: | †Metriorhynchoidea |
Genus: | †Opisuchus Aiglstorfer et al., 2019[2] |
Type species | |
Opisuchus meieri Aiglstorfer et al., 2019[2] |
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