Suchodus

Suchodus is an extinct genus of marine crocodyliform from the Middle to Late Jurassic period of England and France.

Suchodus Temporal range: Callovian - Oxfordian, 167–160 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
S. brachyrhynchus skull
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Suborder:	†Thalattosuchia
Family:	†Metriorhynchidae
Subtribe:	†Plesiosuchina
Genus:	†Suchodus Lydekker, 1890
Type species
†Suchodus durobrivensis Lydekker, 1890
Other species
†S. brachyrhynchus (Eudes-Deslongchamps, 1867)

Taxonomy and phylogeny

Restoration of S. durobrivensis.

In the 2000s, phylogenetic analysis has shown that Suchodus is a distinct metriorhynchid genus.[1][2]

Valid species are:

• S. brachyrhynchus: Western Europe (England and France) of the Middle-Late Jurassic (Callovian and Oxfordian); Metriorhynchus cultridens is a junior synonym.
• S. durobrivensis: Western Europe (England and France) of the Middle Jurassic (Callovian). Was originally the type species of the genus Suchodus, but it was regarded as a junior synonym of Metriorhynchus by Andrews, 1913.[3]

References

1. Young, Mark T., and Marco Brandalise de Andrade, 2009. "What is Geosaurus? Redescription of Geosaurus giganteus (Thalattosuchia: Metriorhynchidae) from the Upper Jurassic of Bayern, Germany." Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 157: 551-585.
2. Young, Mark T., Brusatte, Stephen L., Ruta, M., Andrade, Marco B. 2009. "The evolution of Metriorhynchoidea (Mesoeucrocodylia, Thalattosuchia): an integrated approach using geometrics morphometrics, analysis of disparity and biomechanics". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 158: 801-859.
3. Andrews CW. 1913. A descriptive catalogue of the marine reptiles of the Oxford Clay, Part Two. London: British Museum (Natural History), 206 pp.