Suchodus

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 Temporal range: Callovian - Oxfordian, 167–160 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Restoration of S. durobrivensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Archosauria
Clade:	Pseudosuchia
Clade:	Crocodylomorpha
Suborder:	†Thalattosuchia
Family:	†Metriorhynchidae
Subtribe:	†Plesiosuchina
Genus:	†Suchodus Lydekker, 1890
Type species
†Suchodus durobrivensis Lydekker, 1890

Taxonomy and phylogeny

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.