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Extinct genus of reptiles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Suchodus is an extinct genus of marine crocodyliform from the Middle to Late Jurassic period of England and France. It measured between 3.3 and 4.7 m (11 and 15 ft) in total body length.[1]
Suchodus | |
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Restoration of S. durobrivensis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Archosauria |
Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
Clade: | Crocodylomorpha |
Clade: | Crocodyliformes |
Suborder: | †Thalattosuchia |
Family: | †Metriorhynchidae |
Subtribe: | †Plesiosuchina |
Genus: | †Suchodus Lydekker, 1890 |
Type species | |
†Suchodus durobrivensis Lydekker, 1890 |
In the 2000s, phylogenetic analysis has shown that Suchodus is a distinct metriorhynchid genus.[2][3]
S. durobrivensis was originally the type species of the genus Suchodus, but it was regarded as a junior synonym of Metriorhynchus by Andrews, 1913.[4] It's the only known valid species of the genus.
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