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METASUCHIA: MESOZOIC WEIRDNESS AND BACK AGAIN

The crocodylomorphs underwent significant Mesozoic radiation into a number of niches, before surviving to the present day as aquatic top predators - crocodiles, alligators and their toothy relations.

 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia
†Libycosuchus
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Candidodontidae
†Candidodon
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Candidodontidae
†Malawisuchus
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Candidodontidae
†Lavocatchampsa
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Candidodontidae
†Pakasuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Mahajangasuchidae
†Kaprosuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Mahajangasuchidae
†Mahajangasuchus
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Peirosauridae
†Amargasuchus
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Peirosauridae
†Miadanasuchus
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Peirosauridae
†Stolokrosuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Peirosauridae | Pepesuchinae
†Barreirosuchus
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Peirosauridae | Pepesuchinae
†Caririsuchus
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Peirosauridae | Pepesuchinae
†Itasuchus
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Peirosauridae | Pepesuchinae
†Pepesuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Peirosauridae | Pepesuchinae
†Roxochampsa
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Peirosauridae | Peirosaurinae
†Antaeusuchus
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Peirosauridae | Peirosaurinae
†Barcinosuchus
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Peirosauridae | Peirosaurinae
†Barrosasuchus
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Peirosauridae | Peirosaurinae
†Bayomesasuchus
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Peirosauridae | Peirosaurinae
†Colhuehuapisuchus
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Peirosauridae | Peirosaurinae
†Gasparinisuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Peirosauridae | Peirosaurinae
†Hamadasuchus
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Peirosauridae | Peirosaurinae
†Kinesuchus
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Peirosauridae | Peirosaurinae
†Lomasuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Peirosauridae | Peirosaurinae
†Montealtosuchus
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Peirosauridae | Peirosaurinae
†Patagosuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Peirosauridae | Peirosaurinae
†Peirosaurus
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Peirosauridae | Peirosaurinae
†Rukwasuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Peirosauridae | Peirosaurinae
†Uberabasuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Uruguaysuchidae
†Anatosuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Uruguaysuchidae
†Araripesuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Uruguaysuchidae
†Uruguaysuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Chimaerasuchidae
†Chimaerasuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Chimaerasuchidae
†Simosuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Comahuesuchidae
†Comahuesuchus
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sebecosuchia
†Baharijodon
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sebecosuchia
†Doratodon
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sebecosuchia
†Eremosuchus
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sebecosuchia
†Pabweshi
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sebecosuchia
†Pehuenchesuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sebecosuchia
†Razanandrongobe
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sebecosuchia
†Trematochampsa
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sebecosuchia | Wanosuchidae
†Wanosuchus
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sebecosuchia | Baurusuchidae
†Cynodontosuchus
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sebecosuchia | Baurusuchidae
†Gondwanasuchus
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sebecosuchia | Baurusuchidae | Baurusuchinae
†Aphaurosuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sebecosuchia | Baurusuchidae | Baurusuchinae
†Aplestosuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sebecosuchia | Baurusuchidae | Baurusuchinae
†Baurusuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sebecosuchia | Baurusuchidae | Baurusuchinae
†Stratiotosuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sebecosuchia | Baurusuchidae | Pissarrachampsinae
†Campinasuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sebecosuchia | Baurusuchidae | Pissarrachampsinae
†Pissarrachampsa
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sebecosuchia | Baurusuchidae | Pissarrachampsinae
†Wargosuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sebecosuchia | Bergisuchidae
†Bergisuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sebecosuchia | Iberosuchidae
†Iberosuchus
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sebecosuchia | Sebecidae
†Ayllusuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sebecosuchia | Sebecidae
†Barinasuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sebecosuchia | Sebecidae
†Bretesuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sebecosuchia | Sebecidae
†Dentaneosuchus
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sebecosuchia | Sebecidae
†Ilchunaia
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sebecosuchia | Sebecidae
†Langstonia
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sebecosuchia | Sebecidae
†Lorosuchus
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sebecosuchia | Sebecidae
†Ogresuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sebecosuchia | Sebecidae
†Sahitisuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sebecosuchia | Sebecidae
†Sebecus
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sebecosuchia | Sebecidae
†Zulmasuchus
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sphagesauria
†Eptalofosuchus
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sphagesauria
†Coringasuchus
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sphagesauria
†Coronelsuchus
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sphagesauria | Notosuchidae
†Brasileosaurus
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sphagesauria | Notosuchidae
†Llanosuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sphagesauria | Notosuchidae
†Mariliasuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sphagesauria | Notosuchidae
†Notosuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sphagesauria | Sphagesauridae
†Adamantinasuchus
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sphagesauria | Sphagesauridae
†Labidiosuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sphagesauria | Sphagesauridae
†Yacarerani
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sphagesauria | Sphagesauridae | Sphagesaurinae
†Armadillosuchus
 
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sphagesauria | Sphagesauridae | Sphagesaurinae
†Caryonosuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sphagesauria | Sphagesauridae | Sphagesaurinae
†Sphagesaurus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sphagesauria | Sphagesauridae | Caipirasuchinae
†Caipirasuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Notosuchia | Xenodontosuchia | Sphagesauria | Sphagesauridae | Caipirasuchinae
†Morrinhosuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Neosuchia
†Burkesuchus
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia
†Karatausuchus
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia
†Khoratosuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Neosuchia
†Montsecosuchus
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia
†Stolokrosuchus
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia
†Wahasuchus
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia
†Gilchristosuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Susisuchidae
†Susisuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Coelognathosuchia | Goniopholidae
†Amphicotylus
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Coelognathosuchia | Goniopholidae
†Anteophthalmosuchus
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Coelognathosuchia | Goniopholidae
†Calsoyasuchus
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Coelognathosuchia | Goniopholidae
†Coelosuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Coelognathosuchia | Goniopholidae
†Dakotasuchus
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Coelognathosuchia | Goniopholidae
†Denazinosuchus
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Coelognathosuchia | Goniopholidae
†Diplosaurus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Coelognathosuchia | Goniopholidae
†Eutretauranosuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Coelognathosuchia | Goniopholidae
†Goniopholis
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Coelognathosuchia | Goniopholidae
†Hulkepholis
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Coelognathosuchia | Goniopholidae
†Nannosuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Coelognathosuchia | Goniopholidae
†Oweniasuchus
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Coelognathosuchia | Goniopholidae
†Pinacosuchus
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Coelognathosuchia | Goniopholidae
†Siamosuchus
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Coelognathosuchia | Goniopholidae
†Sunosuchus
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Coelognathosuchia | Goniopholidae
†Symptosuchus
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Coelognathosuchia | Goniopholidae
†Woodbinesuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Tethysuchia | Elosuchidae
†Elosuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Tethysuchia | Dyrosauridae
†Anthracosuchus
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Tethysuchia | Dyrosauridae
†Cerrejonisuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Tethysuchia | Dyrosauridae
†Chenanisuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Tethysuchia | Dyrosauridae
†Guarinisuchus
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Tethysuchia | Dyrosauridae
†Rodeosuchus
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Tethysuchia | Dyrosauridae | Phosphatosaurinae
†Phosphatosaurus
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Tethysuchia | Dyrosauridae | Phosphatosaurinae
†Sokotosuchus
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Tethysuchia | Dyrosauridae | Hyposaurinae
†Acherontisuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Tethysuchia | Dyrosauridae | Hyposaurinae
†Aigialosuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Tethysuchia | Dyrosauridae | Hyposaurinae
†Arambourgisuchus
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Tethysuchia | Dyrosauridae | Hyposaurinae
†Atlantosuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Tethysuchia | Dyrosauridae | Hyposaurinae
†Brachiosuchus
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Tethysuchia | Dyrosauridae | Hyposaurinae
†Congosaurus
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Tethysuchia | Dyrosauridae | Hyposaurinae
†Dorbignysuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Tethysuchia | Dyrosauridae | Hyposaurinae
†Dyrosaurus
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Tethysuchia | Dyrosauridae | Hyposaurinae
†Hyposaurus
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Tethysuchia | Dyrosauridae | Hyposaurinae
†Luciasuchus
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Tethysuchia | Dyrosauridae | Hyposaurinae
†Rhabdognathus
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Tethysuchia | Dyrosauridae | Hyposaurinae
†Tilemsisuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Tethysuchia | Philodosauridae
†Chalawan
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Tethysuchia | Philodosauridae
†Crocodilaemus
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Tethysuchia | Philodosauridae
†Meridiosaurus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Tethysuchia | Philodosauridae
†Oceanosuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Tethysuchia | Philodosauridae
†Pholidosaurus
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Tethysuchia | Philodosauridae
†Sabinosuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Tethysuchia | Philodosauridae
†Sarcosuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Tethysuchia | Philodosauridae
†Terminonaris
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Tethysuchia | Philodosauridae
†Vectisuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Stomatosuchidae
†Laganosuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Stomatosuchidae
†Stomatosuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Bernissartiidae
†Bernissartia
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Bernissartiidae
†Koumpiodontosuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Paralligatoridae
†Batrachomimus
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Paralligatoridae
†Brillanceausuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Paralligatoridae
†Kansajsuchus
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Paralligatoridae
†Paralligator
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Paralligatoridae
†Rugosuchus
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Paralligatoridae
†Sabresuchus
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Paralligatoridae
†Scolomastax
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Paralligatoridae
†Shamosuchus
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Paralligatoridae
†Tarsomordeo
 
Animal picture.
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Paralligatoridae
†Wannchampsus
 
Metasuchia | Neosuchia | Paralligatoridae
†Yanjisuchus
 
Animal picture.
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