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iSphenosuchia Fossil range: Late Triassic - Late Jurassic
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil) </div>
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Subclass: Diapsida Infraclass: Archosauromorpha (unranked) Crocodylomorpha

Sphenosuchia
Type	terrestrial crocodylian
Movement	running
Diet	carnivore
Environment	terrestrial
Distribution	Wales, Germany, USA, South Africa, China and Argentina

Sphenosuchia is the name of the clade of crocodylians that first evolved.

They were small to medium sized terrestrial runners built similarly to greyhounds. They had a worldwide distribution during the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic.

[edit] Genera

Genera included within Sphenosuchia include Sphenosuchus, Trialestes and Macelognathus.