Paraligatorids [1] ( lat. Paralligatoridae , literally - next to alligators) - a family of extinct crocodilomorphs from the eusuchian clade, living from the Jurassic to Cretaceous periods. Representatives are found in South and North America , Africa and Eurasia [2] . In the Upper Cretaceous sediments of the Amur Region , Russia , the genus Shamosuchus was discovered [3] .
| † Paraligatorids |
Reconstruction of Batrachomimus pastosbonensis |
| Scientific classification |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Infraclass : | Archosauromorphs |
| No rank : | Archosauriformes |
| Squadron : | Crocodilomorphs |
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| International scientific name |
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Paralligatoridae Konzhukova , 1954 |
| Type genus |
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Paralligator Konzhukova, 1954 |
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The oldest representative is Batrachomimus , found in the Oxford - Kimmeridge layers of Brazil [4] .
Initially, the family was included in the Neosuchia clade, but since 2015 it has been considered inside the Eusuchia clade, which also includes representatives of Hylaeochampsidae and modern crocodiles [5] .
According to the Paleobiology Database website, as of March 2018, the family includes 7 extinct genera [2] :
- Genus Batrachomimus Montefeltro et al. , 2013
- Genus Brillanceausuchus Michard et al. , 1990
- Genus Paralligator Konjukova, 1954
- Genus Rugosuchus Wu et al. , 2001
- Genus Sabresuchus Tennant et al. , 2016 [6]
- Genus Shamosuchus Mook, 1924
- Genus Wannchampsus Adams, 2014 [6]
The following binomens also belong to the genus nomen dubium : Kansajsuchus borealis Efimov, 1975 and Paralligator sungaricus Sun, 1958 [2] .
