Smilosuchus

Smilosuchus (meaning "chisel crocodile") is an extinct genus of leptosuchomorph parasuchid from the Late Triassic of North America.

Smilosuchus
Temporal range: Late Triassic,
Skeleton of S. gregorii
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Archosauromorpha
Clade: Archosauriformes
Order: †Phytosauria
Family: †Parasuchidae
Clade: †Leptosuchomorpha
Genus: †Smilosuchus
Long & Murry, 1995
Type species
†Machaeroprosopus gregorii
Camp, 1930
Species
  • †S. adamanensis (Camp, 1930)
  • †S. gregorii (Camp, 1930)
  • †S. lithodendrorum (Camp, 1930)
Synonyms

Synonyms of S. adamanensis:

  • Machaeroprosopus adamanensis Camp, 1930
  • Rutiodon adamanensis (Gregory, 1962)
  • Leptosuchus adamanensis (Long & Murry, 1995)

Synonyms of S. gregorii:

  • Machaeroprosopus gregorii Camp, 1930
  • Phytosaurus gregorii (Gregory, 1962)
  • Nicrosaurus gregorii (Gregory, 1962)
  • Rutiodon gregorii (Ballew 1989)
  • Leptosuchus gregorii (Irmis, 2005)

Synonyms of S. lithodendrorum:

  • Machaeroprosopus lithodendrorum Camp, 1930
  • Rutiodon adamanensis (Gregory, 1962)
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