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Clade of reptiles
Neosuchia is a
Notosuchus terrestris.
[2] Members of Neosuchia generally share a crocodilian-like bodyform adapted to freshwater aquatic life, as opposed to the terrestrial habits of more basal crocodylomorph groups.
[3] The earliest neosuchian is suggested to be the
Early Jurassic Calsoyasuchus , which lived during the
Sinemurian and
Pliensbachian stages in North America. It is often identified as a member of
Goniopholididae ,
[4] though this is disputed, and the taxon may lie outside Neosuchia, which places the earliest records of the group in the Middle Jurassic.
[3]
Characteristics
A tooth notch between the
.
Classification
Phylogeny
Below is a
phylogenetic relationships of neosuchians from Buscalioni
et al. , 2011:
[5]
Neosuchia
Theriosuchus
Goniopholis
Bernissartia fagesii
Susisuchus anatoceps
Las Hoyas neosuchian
Eusuchia
Isisfordia duncani
Crocodylia
Borealosuchus sternbergii
Borealosuchus formidabilis
Borealosuchus wilsoni
Borealosuchus acutidentatus
Gavialoidea
Eothoracosaurus mississippiensis
Thoracosaurus macrorhynchus
Thecachampsoides minor
Eogavialis africanum
Gavialis gangeticus
Siquisiquesuchus venezuelensis
Gryposuchus colombianus
Brevirostres
Pristichampsus
Alligatoroidea
Leidyosuchus canadensis
Diplocynodon darwinii
Baryphracta deponiae
Brachychampsa montana
Stangerochampsa mccabei
Alligator mississippiensis
Paleosuchus trigonatus
Caiman yacare
Caiman latirostris
Melanosuchus niger
Navajosuchus mooki
Hassiacosuchus haupti
Crocodyloidea
Asiatosuchus germanicus
Prodiplocynodon langi
Crocodylus affinis
Brachyuranochampsa eversolei
Crocodylus acer
Australosuchus clarkae
Crocodylus megarhinus
Crocodylus cataphractus
Crocodylus porosus
Osteolaemus tetraspis
Crocodylus robustus
Kentisuchus spenceri
Gavialosuchus americanus
Tomistoma schlegelii
Tomistoma lusitanicum
In 2012, paleontologists Mario Bronzati, Felipe Chinaglia Montefeltro, and Max C. Langer conducted a broad phylogenetic analysis to produce supertrees of Crocodyliformes, including 184 species. The most parsimonious trees were highly resolved, meaning the phylogenetic relationships found in the analysis were highly likely. Below is a consensus tree from the study:[6]
Neosuchia
Khoratosuchus jintasakuli
Stolokrosuchus lapparenti
Atoposauridae
Pachycheilosuchus trinquei
Montsecosuchus depereti
Goniopholididae
Eutretauranosuchus delfsi
Calsoyasuchus valliceps
Sunosuchus miaoi
Sunosuchus junggarensis
Vectisuchus leptognathus
Siamosuchus phuphokensis
Goniopholis stovalli
Goniopholis simus
Amphicotylus lucasii
Goniopholis crassidens
Goniopholis baryglyphaeus
Laganosuchus thaumastos
Bernissartia fagesii
Leidyosuchus canadensis
Las Hoyas Neosuchia
Glen Rose Form
Shamosuchus djadochtaensis
Rugosuchus nonganensis
Susisuchus jaguaribensis
Susisuchus anatoceps
Eusuchia
Isisfordia duncani
Allodaposuchus precedens
Iharkutosuchus makadii
Hylaeochampsa vectiana
Crocodylia
Boverisuchus vorax
Borealosuchus wilsoni
Borealosuchus sternbergii
Borealosuchus formidabilis
Borealosuchus acutidentatus
Elosuchus
Pholidosaurus purbeckensis
Pholidosaurus decipiens
Terminonaris robusta
Sarcosuchus imperator
Sarcosuchus hartti
Dyrosauridae
Oceanosuchus boecensis
Sokotosuchus ianwilsoni
Chenanisuchus lateroculi
Phosphatosaurus gavialoides
Cerrejonisuchus improcerus
Dyrosaurus phosphaticus
Dyrosaurus maghribensis
Arambourgisuchus khouribgaensis
Hyposaurus rogersii
Congosaurus bequaerti
Guarinisuchus munizi
Rhabdognathus sp.
Atlantosuchus coupatezi
Rhabdognathus keiniensis
Rhabdognathus aslerensis
Thalattosuchia
Pelagosaurus typus
Teleosauridae
"Mystriosaurus "
Platysuchus multiscrobiculatus
Steneosaurus larteti
Steneosaurus edwardsi
Steneosaurus durobrivensis
Steneosaurus boutilieri
Steneosaurus bollensis
Machimosaurus hugii
Steneosaurus priscus
Steneosaurus baroni
Steneosaurus leedsi
Steneosaurus heberti
Steneosaurus gracilirostris
Steneosaurus brevior
Steneosaurus pictaviensis
Peipehsuchus teleorhinus
Teleosaurus cadomensis
Steneosaurus megarhinus
Metriorhynchoidea
Teleidosaurus calvadosii
Eoneustes bathonicus
Eoneustes gaudryi
Metriorhynchus sp. Chile
Zoneait nargorum
M. aff. M. brachyrhynchus
Purranisaurus potens
Purranisaurus casamiquelai
Suchodus durobrivensis
Suchodus brachyrhynchus
Gracilineustes acutus
Gracilineustes leedsi
Metriorhynchus superciliosus
Metriorhynchus geoffroyii
Dakosaurus sp. Mexico
Plesiosuchus manselii
Dakosaurus maximus
Dakosaurus andiniensis
Neptunidraco ammoniticus
Torvoneustes carpenteri
Geosaurus lapparenti
Geosaurus grandis
Geosaurus giganteus
Metriorhynchus indet.
Rhacheosaurus gracilis
Geosaurus sp. Cuba
Cricosaurus saltillense
Cricosaurus elegans
Cricosaurus suevicus
Cricosaurus gracilis
Cricosaurus vignaudi
Cricosaurus araucanensis
Cricosaurus schroederi
Cricosaurus macrospondylus
See also
References
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