Paralligatoridae

Paralligatoridae; Temporal range: Late Jurassic - Late Cretaceous, Oxfordian–Maastrichtian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Skulls of Paralligator
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Archosauria
Clade:	Pseudosuchia
Clade:	Crocodylomorpha
Clade:	Crocodyliformes
Clade:	Neosuchia
Family:	†Paralligatoridae; Konzhukova, 1954
Genera
	†Batrachomimus; †Brillanceausuchus; †Kansajsuchus; †Paralligator; †Rugosuchus; †Sabresuchus; †Scolomastax; †Shamosuchus; †Tarsomordeo; †Wannchampsus; †Yanjisuchus

Paralligatoridae is an extinct family of neosuchian crocodyliforms that existed during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. It includes the genera Paralligator, Brillanceausuchus, Kansajsuchus, Shamosuchus, Scolomastax, Sabresuchus, Rugosuchus, Batrachomimus and Wannchampsus, as well as the yet-unnamed "Glen Rose form".^[1]^[2]

Evolution

Phylogenetic analyses of crocodyliforms find Paralligatoridae to nest within Neosuchia, a large clade (evolutionary grouping) that also includes modern crocodylians. In crocodyliform phylogeny, paralligatorids are usually found near the base of Neosuchia, outside the clade Eusuchia, which includes crocodylians and their closest relatives. Below is a cladogram from Montefeltro et al. (2013) showing the phylogenetic relationships of Paralligatoridae:^[1]

	Khoratosuchus jintasakuli

	Tethysuchia

Theriosuchus

Goniopholididae

Bernissartia fagesii

Paralligatoridae

Batrachomimus pastosbonensis

	Shamosuchus spp.

	Rugosuchus nonganensis

Eusuchia

Susisuchus anatoceps

Hylaeochampsa vectiana

Allodaposuchus precedens

Hylaeochampsidae

	Pietraroiasuchus ormezzanoi

	Iharkutosuchus makadii

	Isisfordia duncani

	Crocodylia

References

^ ^a ^b Montefeltro, F. C.; Larsson, H. C. E.; de França, M. A. G.; Langer, M. C. (2013). "A new neosuchian with Asian affinities from the Jurassic of northeastern Brazil". Naturwissenschaften. 100 (9): 835–841. Bibcode:2013NW....100..835M. doi:10.1007/s00114-013-1083-9. PMID 23893176. S2CID 11705304.
^ Thomas L. Adams (2014). "Small crocodyliform from the Lower Cretaceous (late Aptian) of central Texas and its systematic relationship to the evolution of Eusuchia". Journal of Paleontology. 88 (5): 1031–1049. doi:10.1666/12-089. S2CID 84776430.

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[FLFL13-1] Montefeltro, F. C.; Larsson, H. C. E.; de França, M. A. G.; Langer, M. C. (2013). "A new neosuchian with Asian affinities from the Jurassic of northeastern Brazil". Naturwissenschaften. 100 (9): 835–841. Bibcode:2013NW....100..835M. doi:10.1007/s00114-013-1083-9. PMID 23893176. S2CID 11705304.

[2] Thomas L. Adams (2014). "Small crocodyliform from the Lower Cretaceous (late Aptian) of central Texas and its systematic relationship to the evolution of Eusuchia". Journal of Paleontology. 88 (5): 1031–1049. doi:10.1666/12-089. S2CID 84776430.

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