Boverisuchus

Boverisuchus; Temporal range: Eocene,
	Restored B. magnifrons skeleton
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Archosauria
Clade:	Pseudosuchia
Clade:	Crocodylomorpha
Clade:	Crocodyliformes
Clade:	Eusuchia
Family:	†Planocraniidae
Genus:	†Boverisuchus; Kuhn, 1938
Type species
	†Boverisuchus magnifrons; Kuhn, 1938
Species
	†B. magnifrons Kuhn, 1938 (type); †B. vorax (Troxell, 1925);
Synonyms
	Crocodylus vorax Troxell, 1925; Pristichampsus vorax (Troxell, 1925) Langston, 1975; Weigeltisuchus Kuhn, 1938; Weigeltisuchus geiseltalensis Kuhn, 1938;

Boverisuchus is an extinct genus of planocraniid crocodyliforms known from the middle Eocene (Lutetian stage) of Germany and western North America. It was a relatively small crocodyliform with an estimated total length of approximately 2.2–3.6 metres (7.2–11.8 ft).

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