In Depth After the release of its description, Kaprosuchus, or ‘Boar Croc’ as it is more often called, quickly captured the public’s imagination and entered popular culture soon after. The name comes from the three sets of teeth that look like the tusks on a wild boar. These pairs of teeth are divided two pairs … Read more
In Depth Tsoabichi is a genus of caiman crocodile that lived in North America during the early Eocene. At the time of its description, Tsoabichi is the only caiman crocodile known to have lived north of Mexico. Further Reading - A new alligatorid from the lower Eocene Green River Formation of Wyoming and the origin … Read more
In Depth Gryposuchus was initially known as Ramphostoma neogaues until the addition of the second species in 1912 when it was realised that Ramphostoma was already used and actually a synonym for a genus of blind snakes called Leptotyphlops. Although a synonym, Ramphostoma could not be applied as it was first used in 1860 and … Read more
In Depth Redondavenator is a genus of sphenosuchid crocodylomorph that lived in the USA during the later stages of the Triassic. Only the anterior (forward) portion of the skull is known, though estimates of the complete skull result in a reconstructed length of at least sixty centimetres, and when combined with the post cranial remains, … Read more
In Depth Teleidosaurus is a genus of primitive form thalatosuchian marine crocodile. Originally named as a species of Teleosaurus, Teleidosaurus was established as a distinct genus in 1869, and was considered to possibly be one of the oldest marine crocodiles until 2015 when the genus Zoneait was named. As a metriorhynchoid, Teleidosaurus would have been … Read more
In Depth Leiokarinosuchus is a genus of crocodile that lived in England during the early Cretaceous. Further Reading - Crocodilians. - English Wealden fossils 305-369. - S. W. Salisbury & D. Naish - 2011.
In Depth Baurusuchus is a genus of terrestrial crocodile that lived in South America during the late Cretaceous. The genus is noted for having a strong similarity to the genus Cynodontosuchus, though Baurusuchus was notably bigger and with stronger and more robust teeth. There has been past speculation that Baurusuchus may be a synonym to … Read more
In Depth Simosuchus is a genus of small and probably vegetarian crocodile that lived in Madagascar during the late Cretaceous. The vegetarian theory about the diet comes from study of the teeth and jaws which are much better suited to processing plant material than flesh. Simosuchus also exhibits a greatly reduced tail, quite possibly because … Read more
In Depth Dinosuchus is a problematic genus of crocodile as currently the only fossil attributed to the genus is a vertebra. A second species was once named as D. neivensis upon the basis of a partial mandible, but this fossil was moved to Brachygnathosuchus before finally being referred to the giant Purussaurus. Very special care … Read more
In Depth Aplestosuchus has been one of the most exciting notosuchian discoveries as the holotype specimen of the genus was found to have had the teeth and partial skull remains of a smaller sphagesaurid crocodyliform within the abdominal cavity. The partial state of preservation of these remains as opposed to the much better state of … Read more