Mesosuchia
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Mesosuchia is a paraphyletic group of terrestrial, semi-aquatic, or fully aquatic crocodylomorph reptiles. The marine crocodile Metriorhynchus had paddle-like forelimbs, Dakosaurus andiniensis had a skull that was adapted to eat large sea reptiles, and Shamosuchus was adapted for eating molluscs and gastropods. Shamosuchus also looked like modern crocodiles; Mesosuchians were the ancestors of today's crocodilians.
The suborder Mesosuchia is a paraphyletic group, and as such is not considered valid.
- Suborder Mesosuchia*
- Family Hsisosuchidae
- Family Gobiosuchidae
- Infraorder Notosuchia
- Family Notosuchidae
- Family Sebecosuchidae
- Family Baurusuchidae
- Infraorder Neosuchia
- Family Trematochampsidae
- Family Peirosauridae
- Genus Lomasuchus
- Family Elosuchidae
- Family Atoposauridae
- Family Dyrosauridae
- Family Pholidosauridae
- Genus Sarcosuchus
- Infraorder Thalattosuchia - Sea Crocodiles
- Family Teleosauridae
- Family Metriorhynchidae
- Genus Dakosaurus
- Family Goniopholididae
- Family Paralligatoridae
- Genus Shamosuchus
- Infraorder Notosuchia
