''Suchodus'' is an

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of marine crocodyliform from the Middle to Late

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. It measured between in total body length.

Taxonomy and phylogeny

In the 2000s,

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analysis has shown that ''Suchodus'' is a distinct metriorhynchid genus.Young, Mark T., and Marco Brandalise de Andrade, 2009. "What is '' Geosaurus''? Redescription of ''Geosaurus giganteus'' (Thalattosuchia: Metriorhynchidae) from the Upper Jurassic of Bayern, Germany." ''Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society'', 157: 551-585.Young, Mark T., Brusatte, Stephen L., Ruta, M., Andrade, Marco B. 2009. "The evolution of Metriorhynchoidea (Mesoeucrocodylia, Thalattosuchia): an integrated approach using geometrics morphometrics, analysis of disparity and biomechanics". ''Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society'' 158: 801-859. ''S. durobrivensis'' was originally the type species of the genus ''Suchodus'', but it was regarded as a junior synonym of ''Metriorhynchus'' by Andrews, 1913.Andrews C. W. (1913). ''A descriptive catalogue of the marine reptiles of the Oxford Clay, Part Two''. London: British Museum (Natural History), 206 pp. It's the only known valid species of the genus.

References

Prehistoric animals of Europe Jurassic crocodylomorphs Fossil taxa described in 1890 Prehistoric pseudosuchian genera Prehistoric marine crocodylomorphs Oxford Clay {{Paleo-archosaur-stub