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iMesosuchia
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil) </div>
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Order: Crocodilia Suborder: Mesosuchia

Mesosuchians were a group of terrestrial, semi-aquatic, or fully aquatic crocodilian reptiles. The marine crocodile Metriorhynchus had paddle-like forelimbs, Dakosaurus andiniensis had a skull that was adapted to eat large sea reptiles, and Shamosuchus was adapted for eating molluscs and gastropods. Shamosuchus also looked like modern crocodiles; Mesosuchians were the ancestors of today's crocodilians.

The suborder Mesosuchia is a paraphyletic group, and as such is not considered valid.

• Suborder Mesosuchia
  • Family Hsisosuchidae
  • Family Gobiosuchidae
    • Infraorder Notosuchia
      • Family Notosuchidae
      • Family Sebecosuchidae
      • Family Baurusuchidae
    • Infraorder Neosuchia
      • Family Trematochampsidae
      • Family Peirosauridae
        • Genus Lomasuchus
      • Family Elosuchidae
      • Family Atoposauridae
      • Family Dyrosauridae
      • Family Pholidosauridae
        • Genus Sarcosuchus
      • (unranked) Thalattosuchia - Sea Crocodiles
        • Family Teleosauridae
        • Family Metriorhynchidae
          • Genus Dakosaurus
      • Family Goniopholididae
      • Family Paralligatoridae
        • Genus Shamosuchus

[edit] External links

• Unterordnung Mesosuchia
• A teleosaurid (Crocodylia, Mesosuchia) from the Toarcian of Madagascar and its palaeobiogeographical significance
• Blue Nile Gorge
• In german
• Shantungosuchus
• Crocodyliformes
• Crocodile Evolution