Goniopholididae

Goniopholididae
Temporal range: Middle Jurassic–Late Cretaceous Possible Early Jurassic record if Calsoyasuchus is a goniopholidid
Amphicotylus milesi from the Late Jurassic of North America
Skull of Goniopholis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Archosauria
Clade: Pseudosuchia
Clade: Crocodylomorpha
Clade: Crocodyliformes
Clade: Neosuchia
Family: Goniopholididae
Cope, 1875
Subgroups

Goniopholididae is an extinct family of moderate-sized semi-aquatic neosuchian crocodyliformes. Their bodyplan and morphology are convergent on living crocodilians. They lived across Laurasia (Asia, Europe and North America) between the Middle Jurassic (possibly Early Jurassic, see below) and the Late Cretaceous.