Sissokosuchus

Sissokosuchus is an extinct genus of itasuchid notosuchian from the Early Cretaceous Continental intercalaire of Mali. Like other itasuchids, Sissokosuchus had relatively narrow jaws with numerous partially interlocking teeth, somewhat resembling modern crocodilians moreso than the oreinorostrine peirosaurids it's most closely related to. It has therefore been speculated that it may have been semi-aquatic, an idea that matches the fact that the Continental intercalaire has been interpreted as a downstream part of what is dubbed the Paleo-Tegama river system, which also included the fluvial systems of what is now Niger. Sissokosuchus is among the few itasuchids known from Africa and the first deeply nested members from the continent, though the exact implications of this remain somewhat poorly understood. The genus is monotypic, meaning it only includes a single species: S. maliensis.