Sericodon
Sericodon is an extinct genus of teleosaurid crocodyliform from the Late Jurassic (Tithonian) of Germany and Switzerland. The genus contains a single species, S. jugleri. Sericodon was placed in 'Clade T' (Aeolodontinae) and was found to be the sister taxon to Bathysuchus, another teleosaurid.
| Sericodon Temporal range: Tithonian ~ | |
|---|---|
| Referred specimens SMF R 4318 (A) and LMH 16646 (B) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauria |
| Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
| Clade: | Crocodylomorpha |
| Clade: | Crocodyliformes |
| Suborder: | †Thalattosuchia |
| Family: | †Teleosauridae |
| Subfamily: | †Aeolodontinae |
| Genus: | †Sericodon von Meyer, 1845 |
| Species: | †S. jugleri |
| Binomial name | |
| †Sericodon jugleri von Meyer, 1845 | |
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