Megadontosuchus

Megadontosuchus; Temporal range: Bartonian to Priabonian
	Skull
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Crocodilia
Family:	Gavialidae
Subfamily:	Tomistominae
Genus:	†Megadontosuchus; Mook, 1955
Type species
	†Megadontosuchus arduini; (De Zigno, 1880 [Originally Crocodilius arduini])

Megadontosuchus is a genus of tomistomine crocodylian from the middle Eocene of Italy. Fossils have been found from Monte Duello in the province of Verona. The genus is currently monotypic, with the type and only species being M. arduini. The species was originally named in 1880, although it was assigned to the genus Crocodilius (now spelled Crocodylus). The genus was first erected by paleontologist Charles C. Mook in 1955 along with the tomistomine genus Kentisuchus, which was also first classified as Crocodilius. No holotype for Megadontosuchus was designated in 1880, and a lectotype wasn't proposed until 2007.[1]

Skull seen from above and below

Megadontosuchus differs from other tomistomines in that it has a more robust rostrum, very large teeth (hence the generic name meaning big-toothed crocodile), and large supratemporal fenestrae on the skull table.[1]

References

Piras, P.; Delfino, M.; Favero, L.D.; Kotsakis, T. (2007). "Phylogenetic position of the crocodylian Megadontosuchus arduini and tomistomine palaeobiogeography" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 52 (2): 315–328. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2010-08-22.

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[Petal07-1] Piras, P.; Delfino, M.; Favero, L.D.; Kotsakis, T. (2007). "Phylogenetic position of the crocodylian Megadontosuchus arduini and tomistomine palaeobiogeography" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 52 (2): 315–328. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2010-08-22.