Suchodus Explained

Suchodus is an extinct genus of marine crocodyliform from the Middle to Late Jurassic period of England and France. It measured between in total body length.^[1]

Taxonomy and phylogeny

In the 2000s, phylogenetic analysis has shown that Suchodus is a distinct metriorhynchid genus.^{[2] [3]}

S. durobrivensis was originally the type species of the genus Suchodus, but it was regarded as a junior synonym of Metriorhynchus by Andrews, 1913.^[4] It's the only known valid species of the genus.

Notes and References

1. 2011. Young. M.T.. Bell. M.A.. de Andrade. M.B.. Brusatte. S.L.. Body size estimation and evolution in metriorhynchid crocodylomorphs: implications for species diversification and niche partitioning. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 163. 4. 1199–1216. 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00734.x. free.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Andrews C. W. (1913). A descriptive catalogue of the marine reptiles of the Oxford Clay, Part Two. London: British Museum (Natural History), 206 pp.