Smilosuchus

Smilosuchus
Temporal range: Late Triassic,
Skeleton of S. gregorii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: †Phytosauria
Family: †Parasuchidae
Subfamily: †Mystriosuchinae
Clade: †Leptosuchomorpha
Genus: †Smilosuchus
Long & Murry, 1995
Type species
†Machaeroprosopus gregorii
Camp, 1930
Species
  • †S. adamanensis (Camp, 1930)
  • †S. gregorii (Camp, 1930)
  • †S. lithodendrorum (Camp, 1930)
Synonyms

Synonyms of S. adamanensis:

  • Machaeroprosopus adamanensis Camp, 1930
  • Rutiodon adamanensis (Gregory, 1962)
  • Leptosuchus adamanensis (Long & Murry, 1995)

Synonyms of S. gregorii:

  • Machaeroprosopus gregorii Camp, 1930
  • Phytosaurus gregorii (Gregory, 1962)
  • Nicrosaurus gregorii (Gregory, 1962)
  • Rutiodon gregorii (Ballew 1989)
  • Leptosuchus gregorii (Irmis, 2005)

Synonyms of S. lithodendrorum:

  • Machaeroprosopus lithodendrorum Camp, 1930
  • Rutiodon adamanensis (Gregory, 1962)

Smilosuchus (from Ancient Greek σμίλη (smílē), meaning "knife, chisel", and Σοῦχος (Soûkhos), meaning "Sobek") is an extinct genus of leptosuchomorph parasuchid phytosaurs from the Late Triassic of North America. Three species have been named: the type species S. gregorii, S. adamanensis, and S. lithodendrorum, all recovered from the Norian-aged Chinle Formation of Arizona.

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