Mystriosuchus

Mystriosuchus
Temporal range: Late Triassic 228–212 Ma
Skull of M. planirostris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Archosauromorpha
Clade: Archosauriformes
Order: †Phytosauria
Family: †Parasuchidae
Tribe: †Mystriosuchini
Genus: †Mystriosuchus
Fraas, 1896
Species
  • †M. planirostris (von Meyer, 1863 [originally Belodon planirostris]) (type)
  • †M. steinbergeri Butler et al., 2019
  • †M. westphali Hungerbuhler, 2000
  • †M. alleroq López-Rojas et al., 2023

Mystriosuchus (meaning "spoon-crocodile")[1] is an extinct genus of phytosaur that lived in the Late Triassic (middle Norian) in Europe and Greenland. It was first named by Eberhard Fraas in 1896, and includes four species: M. planirostris (the type species), M. westphali, M. steinbergeri, and M. alleroq.[2][3]

  1. ^ dipbsf.uninsubria.it Mystriosuchus planirostris description Retrieved on May 25th, 2008.
  2. ^ Hungerbühler, A. 2002. The Late Triassic phylosaur Mystriosuchus westphali, with a revision of the genus. Palaeontology 45(2): 377-418.
  3. ^ López-Rojas, Víctor; Clemmensen, Lars B.; Milàn, Jesper; Wings, Oliver; Klein, Nicole; Mateus, Octávio (2023-03-24). "A new phytosaur species (Archosauriformes) from the Upper Triassic of Jameson Land, central East Greenland". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 42 (3): e2181086. doi:10.1080/02724634.2023.2181086. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 257756028.