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Crocodyloidea
Taxonomy
Crocodyloidea was named by Deraniyagala (1939) [almost certainly first used by Deraniyagala; could be attributed to Owen 1842 based on principle of coordination; also falsely attributed to Cuvier 1807 and Fitzinger 1826]. It is extant.
It was reranked as the unranked clade Crocodyloidea by Salisbury and Willis (1996), Salisbury et al. (2006), Brochu (2007), Brochu et al. (2009), Rio and Mannion (2021).
It was assigned to Crocodylia by Salisbury and Willis (1996), Brochu (2007), Brochu et al. (2009); to Eusuchia by Martin et al. (2010); to Brevirostres by Salisbury et al. (2006), Farke et al. (2014); and to Longirostres by Rio and Mannion (2021).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Crocodyloidea by Salisbury and Willis (1996), Salisbury et al. (2006), Brochu (2007), Brochu et al. (2009), Rio and Mannion (2021).
It was assigned to Crocodylia by Salisbury and Willis (1996), Brochu (2007), Brochu et al. (2009); to Eusuchia by Martin et al. (2010); to Brevirostres by Salisbury et al. (2006), Farke et al. (2014); and to Longirostres by Rio and Mannion (2021).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1886 | Pallimnarchus De Vis |
| 1886 | Pallimnarchus pollens De Vis |
| 1939 | Crocodyloidea Deraniyagala |
| 1977 | Crocodylus greenwoodi Suneja et al. |
| 1982 | Pallimnarchus Molnar |
| 1982 | Pallimnarchus pollens Molnar |
| 1988 | Pallimnarchus Carroll |
| 1993 | Pallimnarchus Willis p. 96 |
| 1993 | Pallimnarchus Willis et al. |
| 1996 | Crocodyloidea Salisbury and Willis |
| 1997 | Pallimnarchus Willis and Molnar |
| 2002 | Pallimnarchus Molnar et al. p. 624 |
| 2006 | Crocodyloidea Salisbury et al. p. 2444 |
| 2007 | Crocodyloidea Brochu p. 919 |
| 2009 | Crocodyloidea Brochu et al. p. 538 |
| 2010 | Crocodyloidea Martin et al. |
| 2014 | Crocodyloidea Farke et al. |
| 2021 | Crocodyloidea Rio and Mannion |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Unr. Crocodyloidea Deraniyagala 1939
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G. †Asiatosuchus Mook 1940
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†Asiatosuchus depressifrons Blainville 1855
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Invalid names: Crocodilus depressifrons de Blainville 1855 [synonym]
†Asiatosuchus germanicus Berg 1966
†Asiatosuchus grangeri Mook 1940
†Asiatosuchus nanlingensis Young 1964
†Asiatosuchus oenotriensis Narváez et al. 2024
Invalid names: Crocodylus vicetinus Lioy 1865 [nomen dubium]
G. †Brasilosuchus Souza Filho and Bocquetin Villanueva 1989
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†Brasilosuchus mendesi Souza Filho and Bocquetin Villanueva 1989
Unr. Crocodylidae Cuvier 1807 [crocodile]
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G. †Charactosuchus Langston 1965
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†Charactosuchus fieldsi Langston 1965
†Charactosuchus kugleri von Berg 1969
†Charactosuchus sansoai Souza Filho 1991
Unr. Crocodylinae Cuvier 1807
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G. Crocodylus Laurenti 1768 [crocodile]
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Subg. †Crocodilus (Ichthyosuchus) Cope 1872
†Crocodilus antiquus Leidy 1852
†Crocodilus biporcatus Cuvier 1807
†Crocodilus ebertsi Ludwig 1877
†Crocodilus gaudensis Hulke 1871
†Crocodilus moreletii barnumbrowni Mook 1959
†Crocodilus ziphodon Marsh 1871
Subg. †Crocodylus (Leptorhynchus) Cautley and Falconer 1840
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†Crocodylus (Leptorhynchus) crassidens Cautley and Falconer 1840
†Crocodylus (Leptorhynchus) gangeticus Cautley and Falconer 1840
†Crocodylus acer Cope 1882
Crocodylus acutus Cuvier 1807 [American crocodile]
†Crocodylus affinis Marsh 1871
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Invalid names: Brachyuranochampsa zangerli Mook 1962 [synonym], Crocodilus brevicollis Marsh 1871 [synonym], Crocodilus clavis Cope 1871 [synonym], Crocodilus grinnelli Marsh 1871 [synonym], Crocodilus grinnelli herpichanus Troxell 1925 [synonym], Crocodilus liodon Marsh 1871 [synonym]
Crocodylus americanus Laurenti 1768 [American crocodile]
†Crocodylus anthropophagus Brochu et al. 2010
†Crocodylus aptus Leidy 1869
†Crocodylus chamensis Cope 1874
†Crocodylus checchiai Maccagno 1947
†Crocodylus elliotti Leidy 1871
†Crocodylus falconensis Scheyer et al. 2013
†Crocodylus gariepensis Pickford 2003
†Crocodylus grypus Cope 1875
Crocodylus halli Murray et al. 2019 [Halls New Guinea Crocodile]
†Crocodylus heterodon Cope 1873
Crocodylus intermedius Graves 1819
Crocodylus johnstoni Krefft 1873 [Freshwater crocodile]
Crocodylus mindorensis Schmidt 1935
Crocodylus moreletii Dumeril and Bibron 1851 [Morelet's crocodile]
Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti 1768 [Nile crocodile]
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Invalid names: Crocodylus madagascariensis Grandidier 1872 [synonym]
Crocodylus novaeguineae Schmidt 1928
†Crocodylus palaeindicus Falconer and Walker 1859
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Invalid names: Crocodylus sivalensis Lydekker 1886 [synonym]
Crocodylus palustris Lesson 1831 [mugger crocodile]
†Crocodylus parvus Osborn et al. 1878
†Crocodylus polyodon Cope 1873
Crocodylus porosus Schneider 1801 [saltwater crocodile]
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Invalid names: Crocodylus nathani Longman 1924 [synonym]
Crocodylus raninus Ross 1990
Crocodylus rhombifer Cuvier 1807 [Cuban crocodile]
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Invalid names: Crocodylus antillensis Varona 1966 [synonym], Crocodylus pristinus Leidy 1868 [synonym]
Crocodylus siamensis Schneider 1801 [Siamese crocodile]
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Invalid names: Crocodylus ossifragus Dubois 1908 [synonym]
†Crocodylus solaris Marsh 1877
†Crocodylus stavelianus Cope 1885
†Crocodylus subulatus Cope 1872
Crocodylus suchus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1807 [West African crocodile]
†Crocodylus sulciferus Cope 1872
†Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni Brochu and Storrs 2012
†Crocodylus wheelerii Cope 1875
Invalid names: Crocodylus bambolii Ristori 1890 [nomen dubium], Crocodylus caralitanus Capellini 1890 [nomen oblitum], Crocodylus niloticus kaisensis Swinton 1926 [nomen dubium], Crocodylus ziphodon Marsh 1871 [nomen nudum], Limnosaurus Marsh 1872 [nomen nudum]
G. Mecistops Gray 1844
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Crocodylus cataphractus congicus Fuchs et al. 1971
Mecistops cataphractus Cuvier 1825
Mecistops leptorhynchus Bennett 1835
†Mecistops nkondoensis Pickford 1994
G. †Tadzhikosuchus Efimov 1982
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†Tadzhikosuchus macrodentis Efimov 1982
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Invalid names: Tadzhikosuchus kizylkumensis Nesov et al. 1989 [synonym], Tadzhikosuchus neutralis Efimov 1988 [synonym]
Invalid names: Leidyosuchinae Nopcsa 1928 [synonym]
Unr. Osteolaeminae
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Unr. †Euthecodontini Cossette et al. 2020
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G. †Brochuchus Conrad et al. 2013
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†Brochuchus parvidens Cossette et al. 2020
†Brochuchus pigotti Tchernov and Van Couvering 1978
G. †Euthecodon Fortau 1920
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†Euthecodon arambourgii Ginsburg and Buffetaut 1978
†Euthecodon brumpti Joleaud 1920
†Euthecodon nitriae Fortau 1920
G. †Kinyang Brochu et al. 2022
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†Kinyang mabokoensis Brochu et al. 2022
†Kinyang tchernovi Brochu et al. 2022
Unr. Osteolaemini Cossette et al. 2020
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G. Osteolaemus Cope 1860
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Osteolaemus osborni Schmidt 1919 [Congo dwarf crocodile]
Osteolaemus tetraspes Cope 1861
Invalid names: Allognathosuchidae Case 1925 [synonym], Euthecodontinae Ginsburg and Buffetaut 1978 [empty], Leptorramphus Ambrosetti 1890 [nomen dubium], Oxysdonsaurus Ambrosetti 1890 [nomen dubium], Oxysdonsaurus striatus Ambrosetti 1890 [nomen dubium]
Unr. †Mekosuchinae Balouet and Buffetaut 1987
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G. †Kambara Willis et al. 1993
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†Kambara implexidens Salisbury and Willis 1996
†Kambara molnari Holt et al. 2005
†Kambara murgonensis Willis et al. 1993
†Kambara taraina Buchanan 2009
Tr. †Mekosuchini
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G. †Baru Willis et al. 1990
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†Baru darrowi Willis et al. 1990
†Baru huberi Willis 1997
†Baru iylwenpeny Yates et al. 2023
†Baru wickeni Willis 1997
G. †Mekosuchus Balouet and Buffetaut 1987
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†Mekosuchus inexpectatus Balouet and Buffetaut 1987
†Mekosuchus kalpokasi Mead et al. 2002
†Mekosuchus sanderi Willis 2001
†Mekosuchus whitehunterensis Willis 1997
G. †Paludirex Ristevski et al. 2020
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†Paludirex gracilis Willis and Molnar 1997
†Paludirex vincenti Ristevski et al. 2020
G. †Quinkana Molnar 1982
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†Quinkana babarra Willis and Mackness 1996
†Quinkana fortirostrum Molnar 1982
†Quinkana meboldi Willis 1997
†Quinkana timara Megirian 1994
Invalid names: Crocodylus greenwoodi Suneja et al. 1977 [nomen dubium], Pallimnarchus De Vis 1886 [nomen dubium], Pallimnarchus pollens De Vis 1886 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available