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Mesoeucrocodylia
Taxonomy
Mesoeucrocodylia was named by Whetstone and Whybrow (1983). It was considered monophyletic by Wings et al. (2010), Turner and Sertich (2010) and Georgi and Krause (2010) and Nascimento and Zaher (2011).
It was assigned to Crocodylomorpha by Agnolin and Pais (2006); to Crocodyliformes by Wu and Brinkman (1993), Wu et al. (1996), Averianov (2001), Sereno et al. (2001), Tykoski et al. (2002), Rogers (2003), Pol (2003), Jouve (2005), Turner and Calvo (2005), Salisbury et al. (2006), Brochu et al. (2009), Sereno and Larsson (2009), Wings et al. (2010), O'Connor et al. (2010), Andrade et al. (2011) and Hastings et al. (2011); and to Crocodyliformes by Brochu et al. (2002), Turner and Sertich (2010), Georgi and Krause (2010), Nascimento and Zaher (2011), Lamanna et al. (2019) and Paulina-Carabajal et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Crocodylomorpha by Agnolin and Pais (2006); to Crocodyliformes by Wu and Brinkman (1993), Wu et al. (1996), Averianov (2001), Sereno et al. (2001), Tykoski et al. (2002), Rogers (2003), Pol (2003), Jouve (2005), Turner and Calvo (2005), Salisbury et al. (2006), Brochu et al. (2009), Sereno and Larsson (2009), Wings et al. (2010), O'Connor et al. (2010), Andrade et al. (2011) and Hastings et al. (2011); and to Crocodyliformes by Brochu et al. (2002), Turner and Sertich (2010), Georgi and Krause (2010), Nascimento and Zaher (2011), Lamanna et al. (2019) and Paulina-Carabajal et al. (2021).
Subtaxa
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1875 | Mesosuchia Huxley |
1883 | Mesosuchia Dollo p. 311 |
1898 | Mesosuchia Woodward p. 141 |
1904 | Mesosuchia Osborn p. 100 |
1937 | Mesosuchia Roxo p. 44 |
1946 | Mesosuchia Kuhn p. 64 |
1946 | Cunampaia Rusconi |
1946 | Cunampaia simplex Rusconi |
1954 | Mesosuchia Huene p. 54 |
1960 | Cunampaia simplex Wetmore p. 12 |
1960 | Cunampaia Wetmore p. 27 |
1960 | Cunampaiidae Wetmore p. 27 |
1966 | Mesosuchia Kuhn p. 82 |
1967 | Mesosuchia Charig p. 710 |
1968 | Cunampaiidae Cracraft p. 43 |
1970 | Mesosuchia Walker p. 369 |
1979 | Mesosuchia Buffetaut |
1981 | Cunampaia Mourer-Chauviré p. 643 |
1981 | Cunampaiidae Mourer-Chauviré p. 643 |
1982 | Mesosuchia Buffetaut p. 2 |
1983 | Mesosuchia Buffetaut and Ingavat |
1983 | Mesoeucrocodylia Whetstone and Whybrow |
1984 | Mesosuchia Gasparini p. 86 |
1988 | Cunampaia Carroll |
1988 | Cunampaiidae Carroll |
1988 | Mesosuchia Carroll |
1990 | Mesosuchia Gasparini and Spalletti p. 145 |
1993 | Mesoeucrocodylia Wu and Brinkman p. 153 |
1996 | Mesoeucrocodylia Wu et al. p. 608 |
1998 | Mesosuchia Efimov and Leschinskii |
2001 | Mesoeucrocodylia Averianov p. 776 |
2001 | Mesoeucrocodylia Sereno et al. p. 1518 |
2002 | Mesoeucrocodylia Brochu et al. p. 1060 |
2002 | Mesoeucrocodylia Tykoski et al. |
2003 | Mesoeucrocodylia Pol p. 817 |
2003 | Mesoeucrocodylia Rogers, II |
2005 | Mesoeucrocodylia Jouve p. 324 |
2005 | Mesoeucrocodylia Turner and Calvo p. 89 |
2006 | Mesoeucrocodylia Agnolin and Pais |
2006 | Mesoeucrocodylia Salisbury et al. p. 2440 |
2009 | Mesoeucrocodylia Brochu et al. p. 538 |
2009 | Mesoeucrocodylia Sereno and Larsson p. 8 |
2010 | Mesoeucrocodylia Georgi and Krause |
2010 | Mesoeucrocodylia O'Connor et al. p. 748 |
2010 | Mesoeucrocodylia Turner and Sertich |
2010 | Mesoeucrocodylia Wings et al. |
2011 | Mesoeucrocodylia Andrade et al. |
2011 | Mesoeucrocodylia Hastings et al. p. 1097 |
2011 | Mesoeucrocodylia Nascimento and Zaher |
2019 | Mesoeucrocodylia Lamanna et al. |
2021 | Mesoeucrocodylia Paulina-Carabajal et al. |
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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. †Mesoeucrocodylia Whetstone and Whybrow 1983
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Unr. Neosuchia Clark 1988
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Unr. †Atoposauridae Gervais 1871
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G. †Alligatorellus Gervais 1871
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†Alligatorellus bavaricus Tennant and Mannion 2014
†Alligatorellus beaumonti Gervais 1871
†Alligatorellus beaumonti bavaricus Wellnhofer 1971
G. †Atoposaurus von Meyer 1850
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†Atoposaurus jourdani Meyer 1850
†Atoposaurus oberndorferi Meyer 1850
G. †Knoetschkesuchus Schwarz et al. 2017
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†Knoetschkesuchus guimarotae Schwarz and Salisbury 2005
†Knoetschkesuchus langenbergensis Schwarz et al. 2017
G. †Sabresuchus Tennant et al. 2016
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†Sabresuchus ibericus Brinkman 1992
†Sabresuchus sympiestodon Martin et al. 2010
G. †Theriosuchus Owen 1878
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†Theriosuchus grandinaris Lauprasert et al. 2011
†Theriosuchus morrisonensis Foster 2018
G. †Varanosuchus Pochat-Cottilloux et al. 2024
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†Varanosuchus sakonnakhonensis Pochat-Cottilloux et al. 2024
Fm. †Bernissartiidae Dollo 1883
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Unr. †Coelognathosuchia Martin et al. 2013
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Fm. †Goniopholididae Cope 1875
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G. †Amphicotylus Cope 1878
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†Amphicotylus lucasii Cope 1878
†Amphicotylus milesi Yoshida et al. 2021
†Amphicotylus stovalli Bronzati et al. 2012
G. †Anteophthalmosuchus Salisbury and Naish 2011
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†Anteophthalmosuchus epikrator Ristevski et al. 2018
†Anteophthalmosuchus esuchae Buscalioni et al. 2013
†Anteophthalmosuchus hooleyi Salisbury and Naish 2011
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Invalid names: Leiokarinosuchus brookensis Salisbury and Naish 2011 [synonym]
Invalid names: Leiokarinosuchus Salisbury and Naish 2011 [synonym]
G. †Goniopholis Owen 1842
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†Goniopholis affinis Lull 1911
†Goniopholis baryglyphaeus Schwarz 2002
†Goniopholis crassidens Owen 1842
†Goniopholis felix Marsh 1877
†Goniopholis gilmorei Holland 1905
†Goniopholis kiplingi Andrade et al. 2011
†Goniopholis undidens de la Moussaye 1884
Invalid names: Diplosaurus [synonym], Goniopholis brodiei Owen 1854 [nomen dubium], Goniopholis pugnax Koken 1887 [nomen dubium], Macellodus Owen 1854 [synonym]
G. †Hulkepholis Buscalioni et al. 2013
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†Hulkepholis plotos Buscalioni et al. 2013
†Hulkepholis rori Arribas et al. 2019
†Hulkepholis willetti Salisbury and Naish 2011
G. †Pinaosuchus
G. †Pliogonodon Leidy 1856
G. †Siamosuchus Lauprasert et al. 2007 [Siam crocodile]
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†Siamosuchus phuphokensis Lauprasert et al. 2007
G. †Sunosuchus Young 1948
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†Sunosuchus junggarensis Wu et al. 1996
†Sunosuchus miaoi Young 1948
†Sunosuchus shunanensis Fu et al. 2005
Invalid names: Sunosuchus shartegensis Efimov 1988 [nomen dubium]
G. †Symptosuchus Ameghino 1899
Invalid names: Goniopholinae Nopcsa 1928 [empty], Goniopholis tenuidens Owen 1879 [nomen dubium], Oweniasuchus lusitanicus Sauvage 1898 [nomen dubium], Symptosuchus contortidens Ameghino 1899 [nomen dubium]
Unr. †Tethysuchia Buffetaut 1982
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Unr. †Dyrosauroidea Jouve et al. 2021
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Unr. †Dyrosauridae Stefano 1903
G. †Elosuchus de Lapparent de Broin 2002
G. †Vectisuchus Buffetaut and Hutt 1980
Unr. †Pholidosauridae von Zittel and Eastman 1902
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G. †Anglosuchus Mook 1942
G. †Chalawan Martin et al. 2013
G. †Dakotasuchus Mehl 1941
G. †Meridiosaurus Mones 1980
G. †Oceanosuchus Hua et al. 2007
G. †Petrosuchus Owen 1878
G. †Sabinosuchus Schiller II et al. 2016
G. †Sarcosuchus de Broin and Taquet 1966
G. †Woodbinesuchus Lee 1997
Invalid names: Macrorhynchidae Koken 1887 [synonym], Rhabdognathidae Swinton 1930 [synonym], Rhabdosauridae Bergounioux 1955 [synonym]
Unr. †Tethysuchoidea Souza et al. 2019
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Invalid names: Elosuchidae de Lapparent de Broin 2002 [empty]
Subor. Eusuchia Huxley 1875
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Fm. †Aegyptosuchidae Kuhn 1936
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Unr. †Allodaposuchidae Narváez et al. 2015
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G. †Allodaposuchus Nopcsa 1928
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†Allodaposuchus fontisensis Narváez et al. 2016
†Allodaposuchus hulki Blanco et al. 2015
†Allodaposuchus iberoarmoricanus Blanco 2021
†Allodaposuchus mechinorum Narváez et al. 2015
†Allodaposuchus megadontos Narváez et al. 2015
†Allodaposuchus palustris Blanco et al. 2014
†Allodaposuchus precedens Nopcsa 1928
†Allodaposuchus subjuniperus Puértolas-Pascual et al. 2013
Invalid names: Agaresuchus Narváez et al. 2016 [synonym], Lohuecosuchus Narváez et al. 2015 [synonym]
G. †Borealosuchus Brochu 1997
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†Borealosuchus acutidentatus Sternberg 1932
†Borealosuchus formidabilis Erickson 1976
†Borealosuchus griffithi Wu et al. 2001
†Borealosuchus sternbergii Gilmore 1910
†Borealosuchus threeensis Brochu et al. 2012
Invalid names: Leidyosuchus riggsi Schmidt 1938 [nomen dubium]
Unr. Crocodylia Owen 1842 [crocodilian]
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Unr. †Alligatoroidea Gray 1844
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G. †Akanthosuchus O'Neill et al. 1981
G. †Deinosuchus Holland 1909
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Invalid names: Phobosuchus Nopcsa 1924 [synonym], Polydectes Cope 1869 [synonym]
G. †Diplocynodon Pomel 1847
Fm. †Diplocynodontidae Hua 2004
Unr. †Globidonta Brochu 1999
G. †Leidyosuchus Lambe 1907
G. †Menatalligator Piton 1940
G. †Protoalligator Wang et al. 2016
Invalid names: Balanerodus Langston 1965 [nomen dubium], Balanerodus logimus Langston 1965 [nomen dubium], Bottosaurus perrugosus Cope 1874 [nomen dubium], Diplocynodontinae Brochu 1999 [empty]
G. †Baharijodon Kuhn 1936
Superfm. Gavialoidea Brochu 1997
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G. †Dolichochampsa Gasparini and Buffetaut 1980
G. †Dollosuchoides Brochu 2007
G. †Eosuchus Dollo 1907
Fm. Gavialidae Adams 1854
G. †Gunggamarandu Ristevski et al. 2021
G. †Harpacochampsa Megirian et al. 1991
G. †Kentisuchus Mook 1955
G. †Maroccosuchus Jonet and Wouters 1977
G. †Ocepesuchus Jouve et al. 2008
G. †Thecachampsa Cope 1867
G. †Thecachampsoides Norell and Storrs 1989
Invalid names: Crocodilus basifissus Owen 1849 [nomen dubium], Crocodilus basitruncatus Owen 1849 [nomen dubium], Crocodilus fastigiatus Leidy 1851 [nomen dubium], Crocodilus marylandicus Clarke 1895 [nomen dubium], Crocodilus obscurus Leidy 1865 [nomen dubium], Crocodilus tenebrosus Leidy 1865 [nomen dubium], Holopsisuchus cordatus Cope 1869 [nomen dubium], Holopsisuchus glyptodon Cope 1869 [nomen dubium], Holopsisuchus pneumaticus Cope 1872 [nomen dubium], Thecachampsa serratus Cope 1872 [nomen dubium], Thoracosaurus grandis Leidy 1852 [nomen dubium]
G. †Isselosaurus Filhol 1888
Unr. Longirostres Cuvier
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Unr. Crocodyloidea Deraniyagala 1939
G. †Jiangxisuchus Li et al. 2019
G. †Prodiplocynodon Mook 1941
Invalid names: Rhynchosuchidae Huxley [empty]
G. †Machinosaurus
G. †Mehliella Strand 1932
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†Mehliella jeffersonensis Mehl 1931
Invalid names: Walteria Mehl 1931 [replaced]
G. †Peipesuchus
Unr. †Planocraniidae Li 1976
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G. †Duerosuchus Alonso Santiago and Alonso Andrés 2009
G. †Planocrania Li 1976
G. †Rhytisodon
G. †Stenosaurus Wagler 1830
Invalid names: Amphicoelia Owen 1859 [empty], Archaeosuchidae Brown 1933 [empty], Asiatosuchus volgensis Efimov and Yarkov 1993 [nomen dubium], Asiatosuchus zajsanicus Efimov 1982 [nomen dubium], Batrachopodidae Haubold 1969 [empty], Bottosaurus tuberculatus Cope 1870 [nomen dubium], Brachydectes major Owen 1879 [nomen dubium], Brevirostres Cuvier [empty], Coelospondilia Owen 1876 [empty], Colossoemys Barbosa Rodrigues 1892 [nomen dubium], Colossoemys macrococcygeana Barbosa Rodrigues 1892 [nomen dubium], Crocodilus delucii Gray 1831 [nomen dubium], Crocodilus pristinus Leidy 1868 [nomen dubium], Crocodylus sinhaleyus Deraniyagala 1958 [nomen nudum], Deinosuchus rugosus Emmons 1858 [nomen dubium], Dinosuchus terror Gervais 1876 [nomen vanum], Diplocynodus sphenops Cope 1875 [nomen dubium], Emys quaternaria Barbosa Rodrigues 1892 [nomen dubium], Europaeosuchus Swinton 1937 [nomen nudum], Gavialis dixoni Owen 1849 [nomen dubium], Gavialis papuensis de Vis 1905 [nomen dubium], Isselosaurus doduni Gray 1831 [nomen dubium], Pliosaurus phosphaticus Stefano 1903 [nomen dubium], Pristichampsinae Kuhn 1968 [empty], Procoelia Owen 1859 [empty], Procrocodilia Nopcsa 1928 [empty], Pyrenodon Dujardin 1843 [nomen dubium], Thecachampsa serrata Cope 1872 [nomen dubium], Thecachampsa squankensis Marsh 1869 [nomen vanum]
Unr. †Hylaeochampsidae Williston 1925
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G. †Acynodon Buscalioni et al. 1997
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†Acynodon adriaticus Delfino et al. 2008
†Acynodon iberoccitanus Buscalioni et al. 1997
†Acynodon lopezi Buscalioni et al. 1997
G. †Isisfordia Salisbury et al. 2006
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†Isisfordia duncani Salisbury et al. 2006
†Isisfordia molnari Hart et al. 2019
†Isisfordia selaslophensis Etheridge 1917
Fm. †Paralligatoridae Konjukova 1954
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G. †Kansajsuchus Efimov 1975
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†Kansajsuchus extensus Efimov 1975
Invalid names: Turanosuchus Efimov 1988 [synonym], Turanosuchus aralensis Efimov 1988 [nomen dubium]
G. †Paralligator Konjukova 1954
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†Paralligator ancestralis Konzhukova 1954
†Paralligator gradilifrons Konzhukova 1954
†Paralligator major Efimov 1981
G. †Shamosuchus Mook 1924
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†Shamosuchus djadochtaensis Mook 1924
†Shamosuchus gradilifrons Konzhukova 1954
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Invalid names: Shamosuchus ancestralis Konzhukova 1954 [synonym], Shamosuchus tersus Efimov 1983 [synonym], Shamosuchus ulanicus Efimov 1983 [synonym], Shamosuchus ulgicus Efimov 1981 [synonym]
†Shamosuchus major Efimov 1981
Invalid names: Paralligator sungaricus Sun 1958 [nomen dubium], Shamosuchus borealis Efimov 1975 [nomen dubium]
Fm. †Stromerosuchidae Kuhn 1960
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G. †Susisuchus Salisbury et al. 2003
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†Susisuchus anatoceps Salisbury et al. 2003
†Susisuchus jaguaribensis Fortier and Schultz 2009
Invalid names: Cocodrylidae Stirton 1953 [empty], Dolichochampsidae Gasparini and Buffetaut 1980 [empty], Heterosuchus valdensis Seeley 1887 [nomen dubium], Pristichampsus Gervais 1853 [nomen dubium], Pristichampsus rollinati Gray 1831 [nomen dubium]
Unr. †Paluxysuchidae Drumheller et al. 2021
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Fm. †Stomatosuchidae Stromer 1925
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G. †Laganosuchus Sereno and Larsson 2009
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†Laganosuchus maghrebensis Sereno and Larsson 2009
†Laganosuchus thaumastos Sereno and Larsson 2009
Invalid names: Alligatorium franconicum Ammon 1906 [nomen dubium], Brillanceausuchidae Michard et al. 1990 [empty], Goniopholis phuwiangensis Buffetaut and Ingavat 1983 [nomen dubium], Heterosuchus Seeley 1887 [nomen dubium], Ischyrochampsa Vasse 1995 [nomen dubium], Ischyrochampsa meridionalis Vasse 1995 [nomen dubium], Shamosuchus karakalpakensis Nesov et al. 1989 [nomen dubium], Shamosuchus occidentalis Efimov 1982 [nomen dubium], Susisuchidae Salisbury et al. 2003 [empty]
Infraor. †Notosuchia Gasparini 1971
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Unr. †Eunotosuchia Ruiz et al. 2021
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Fm. †Uruguaysuchidae Gasparini 1971
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G. †Araripesuchus Price 1959
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†Araripesuchus buitreraensis Pol and Apesteguía 2005
†Araripesuchus gomesii Price 1959
†Araripesuchus manzanensis Fernández Dumont et al. 2024
†Araripesuchus patagonicus Ortega et al. 2000
†Araripesuchus rattoides Sereno and Larsson 2009
†Araripesuchus tsangatsangana Turner 2006
†Araripesuchus wegeneri Buffetaut 1981
G. †Uruguaysuchus Rusconi 1933
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Unr. †Xenodontosuchia Ruiz et al. 2021
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Unr. †Baurusuchia Walker 1968
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Unr. †Baurusuchidae Price 1945
G. †Comahuesuchus Bonaparte 1991
G. †Ogresuchus Sellés et al. 2020
G. †Razanandrongobe Maganuco et al. 2006
Unr. †Sphagesauria Ruiz et al. 2021
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G. †Coronelsuchus Pinheiro et al. 2021
G. †Mariliasuchus Carvalho and Bertini 1999
G. †Notosuchus Woodward 1896
Unr. †Sphagesauridae Kuhn 1968
Unr. †Peirosaurimorpha Carvalho et al. 2004
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Unr. †Peirosauriformes Carvalho et al. 2004
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Invalid names: Peirosauroidea Carvalho et al. 2004 [empty]
Unr. †Ziphosuchia Ortega et al. 2000
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Unr. †Candidodontidae Carvalho et al. 2004
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G. †Lavocatchampsa Martin and de Lapparent de Broin 2016
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†Lavocatchampsa sigogneaurusselae Martin and de Lapparent de Broin 2016
Fm. †Notosuchidae Dollo 1924
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Invalid names: Notosuchinae Nopcsa 1928 [empty], Uruguaysuchinae Rusconi 1933 [empty]
Unr. †Sebecia Larsson and Sues 2007
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Unr. †Itasuchidae Carvalho et al. 2004
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G. †Antaeusuchus Nicholl et al. 2021
G. †Barreirosuchus Iori and Garcia 2012
G. †Itasuchus Price 1955
G. †Roxochampsa Piacentini Pinheiro et al. 2018
Unr. †Mahajangasuchidae Sereno and Larsson 2009
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G. †Colhuehuapisuchus Lamanna et al. 2019
G. †Kaprosuchus Sereno and Larsson 2009
G. †Mahajangasuchus Buckley and Brochu 1999 [Mahajanga crocodile]
Unr. †Peirosauridae Gasparini 1982
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G. †Amargasuchus Chiappe 1988 [Amarga crocodile]
G. †Barcinosuchus Leardi and Pol 2009
G. †Barrosasuchus Coria et al. 2019
G. †Bayomesasuchus Barrios et al. 2016
G. †Fortignathus Young et al. 2016
G. †Gasparinisuchus Martinelli et al. 2012
G. †Hamadasuchus Buffetaut 1994
G. †Kinesuchus Filippi et al. 2018
Subfm. †Lomasuchinae Carvalho et al. 2004
G. †Lomasuchus Gasparini et al. 1991
G. †Miadanasuchus Rasmusson Simons and Buckley 2009
G. †Montealtosuchus Carvalho et al. 2007
G. †Patagosuchus Lio et al. 2016
Subfm. †Peirosaurinae Geroto and Bertini 2019
Subfm. †Pepesuchinae Geroto and Bertini 2019
G. †Rukwasuchus Sertich and O'Connor 2014
G. †Stolokrosuchus Larsson and Gado 2000
G. †Uberabasuchus Carvalho et al. 2004 [Uberaba crocodile]
Invalid names: Trematochampsidae Buffetaut 1974 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. †Sebecidae Savage 1951
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G. †Ayllusuchus Gasparini 1984
G. †Barinasuchus Paolillo and Linares 2007
G. †Bretesuchus Gasparini et al. 1993
G. †Ilchunaia Rusconi 1946
G. †Langstonia Paolillo and Linares 2007
G. †Lorosuchus Pol and Powell 2011
G. †Sahitisuchus Kellner et al. 2014
G. †Sebecus Stirton 1953
G. †Zulmasuchus Paolillo and Linares 2007
Subor. †Sebecosuchia Colbert 1946
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G. †Doratodon Seeley 1881
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†Doratodon carcharidens Bunzel 1871
†Doratodon ibericus Company et al. 2005
Invalid names: Bergisuchidae Rossman et al. 2000 [empty], Bretesuchidae Gasparini et al. 1993 [empty], Wanosuchidae Zhang 1981 [empty]
Invalid names: Baurusuchoidea Carvalho et al. 2004 [empty]
Invalid names: Comahuesuchidae Bonaparte 1991 [empty], Libycosuchidae Stromer 1914 [empty], Trematochampsa Buffetaut 1974 [nomen dubium], Trematochampsa taqueti Buffetaut 1974 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Cunampaia Rusconi 1946 [nomen dubium], Cunampaia simplex Rusconi 1946 [nomen dubium], Cunampaiidae [invalid subgroup], Hsisosuchidae Young and Chow 1953 [empty], Mesosuchia Huxley 1875 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available