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Crocodyloidea

Reptilia

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) and Rio and Mannion (2021).

It was assigned to Crocodylia by Salisbury and Willis (1996), Brochu (2007) and Brochu et al. (2009); to Eusuchia by Martin et al. (2010); to Brevirostres by Salisbury et al. (2006) and Farke et al. (2014); and to Longirostres by Rio and Mannion (2021).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Pallimnarchus De Vis
1886Pallimnarchus pollens De Vis
1939Crocodyloidea Deraniyagala
1982Pallimnarchus Molnar
1982Pallimnarchus pollens Molnar
1988Pallimnarchus Carroll
1993Pallimnarchus Willis p. 96
1993Pallimnarchus Willis et al.
1996Crocodyloidea Salisbury and Willis
1997Pallimnarchus Willis and Molnar
2002Pallimnarchus Molnar et al. p. 624
2006Crocodyloidea Salisbury et al. p. 2444
2007Crocodyloidea Brochu p. 919
2009Crocodyloidea Brochu et al. p. 538
2010Crocodyloidea Martin et al.
2014Crocodyloidea Farke et al.
2021Crocodyloidea Rio and Mannion

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
RankNameAuthor
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
SuchiaKrebs 1974
Paracrocodylomorpha
Loricata(Merrem 1820)
Crocodylomorpha()
Solidocrania
suborderCrocodyliformes
MesoeucrocodyliaWhetstone and Whybrow 1983
NeosuchiaClark 1988
suborderEusuchiaHuxley 1875
Crocodylia(Owen 1842)
LongirostresCuvier
Crocodyloidea(Deraniyagala 1939)
Crocodyloidea(Deraniyagala 1939)

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. †Albertosuchus Wu and Brinkman 2015
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Albertosuchus knudsenii Wu and Brinkman 2015
G. †Antecrocodylus Martin et al. 2023
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Antecrocodylus chiangmuanensis Martin et al. 2023
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 grangeri Mook 1940
Asiatosuchus oenotriensis Narváez et al. 2024
Invalid names: Crocodylus vicetinus Lioy 1865 [nomen dubium]
G. †Astorgosuchus Martin et al. 2019
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Astorgosuchus bugtiensis Pilgrim 1908
G. †Brachyuranochampsa Zangerl 1910
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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. †Aldabrachampsus Brochu 2006
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Aldabrachampsus dilophus Brochu 2006
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. †Aigialosuchus Persson 1960
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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 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 acutus Cuvier 1807 [American crocodile]
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 gaudense Hulke 1871
Crocodylus greenwoodi Suneja et al. 1977
Crocodylus grypus Cope 1875
Crocodylus johnstoni Krefft 1873 [Freshwater crocodile]
Crocodylus megarhinus Andrews 1905
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Invalid names: Crocodilus articeps Andrews 1905 [synonym]
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 palaeindicus Falconer 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 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 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 acer Cope 1882 [nomen dubium], Crocodylus affinis Marsh 1871 [nomen dubium], 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. †Dzungarisuchus Dong 1974
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G. Mecistops Gray 1844
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Mecistops nkondoensis Pickford 1994
G. †Tadzhikosuchus 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]
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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]
G. †Rimasuchus Storrs 2003
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Rimasuchus lloydi Fourtau 1918
G. †Voay Brochu 2007
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Voay robustus Grandidier and Vaillant 1872
G. †Tzaganosuchus Efimov 1983
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Tzaganosuchus infansis Efimov 1983
G. †Zhyrasuchus Nesov et al.
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Zhyrasuchus angustifrons Nesov et al. 1989
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], Thoracosaurinae Cope 1871 [empty]
Unr. †Mekosuchinae Balouet and Buffetaut 1987
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G. †Australosuchus Willis and Molnar 1991
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Australosuchus clarkae Willis and Molnar 1991
G. †Kalthifrons Yates and Pledge 2017
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Kalthifrons aurivellensis Yates and Pledge 2017
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
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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
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
G. †Trilophosuchus Willis 1993
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Trilophosuchus rackhami Willis 1993
G. †Volia Molnar et al. 2002
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Volia athollandersoni Molnar et al. 2002
G. †Ultrastenos Stein et al. 2016
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Ultrastenos willisi Stein et al. 2016
G. †Prodiplocynodon Mook 1941
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Prodiplocynodon langi Mook 1941
G. †Qianshanosuchus Boerman et al. 2023
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Qianshanosuchus youngi Boerman et al. 2023
Invalid names: Pallimnarchus De Vis 1886 [nomen dubium], Pallimnarchus pollens De Vis 1886 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available