After Brusatte, Benton, Desojo & Langer, 2010
Alternative phylogeny after Parrish, 1993
Alternative phylogeny after Gower, 2002
Alternative phylogeny after Parrish, 1993, Nesbitt, 2003, 2005, and Nesbitt & Norell, 2006
<==o Suchia Krebs, 1976 [1974?] sensu Brusatte et al., 2010 |--+-- †Aetosauria Lydekker, 1889 [Aëtosauria] (kärsäkrokotiilit; aetosaurs) | `--+-- †Gracilisuchus stipanicicorum Romer, 1972a [monophyly questioned] | `--o Bathyotica Benton & Walker, 2002 | |-- †Erpetosuchus granti Newton, 1894 [Erpetosuchidae Watson, 1917] [incl. Parringtonia gracilis??] | `-- Crocodylomorpha Walker, 1968 (krokotiilimaiset arkosaurit; crocodile-like archosaurs) `--+--+-- †Revueltosaurus callenderi Hunt, 1989 [?incl. †Krzyzanowskisaurus hunti (Heckert, 2002) Heckert, 2005 (tooth-taxa)] | `--o †Ornithosuchidae | |?- †Venaticosuchus rusconii | |-- †Riojasuchus tenuisceps | `--o †Ornithosuchus | |-- †O. rusconii | `-- †O. longidens `--o †Rauisuchia Huene, 1942 [non Bonaparte, 1982] sensu Brusatte et al., 2010 |--o †Rauisuchoidea Huene, 1942 sensu Brusatte et al., 2010 | |--+-- †Arganasuchus dutuiti Jalil & Peyer, 2007; U.Trias. NWAf. | | `--+-- †Fasolasuchus tenax Bonaparte, 1981 | | `--+-- †Stagonosuchus major v. Huene, 1938 | | `-- †Ticinosuchus ferox Krebs, 1965 [“Mandasuchus” Charig, in Krebs, 1957 (nomen nudum)] | `--+--o †Prestosuchidae Romer, 1966 sensu Brusatte et al., 2010 | | |-- †Saurosuchus galilei Reig, 1959 | | `--+-- †Batrachotomus kupferzellensis Gower, 1999 | | `--o †Prestosuchus Huene, 1942 | | |-- †P. chiniquensis Huene, 1942 | | `?- †P. loricatus Huene, 1942 [cospecific with P. chiniquensis sensu Parrish, 1993] | `--o †Rauisuchidae Huene, 1942 (karhukrokotiilit; rauisuchids) | |-- †Tikisaurus romeri Chatterjee & Majumdar, 1987 | `--+--o †Rauisuchus Huene, 1942 | | |?- †R. sp. | | `-- †R. tiradentes Huene 1942 [Rauisuchus triradentes (lapsus calami?)] | `--+-- †Postosuchus kirkpatricki Chatterjee, 1985 | `--o †Teratosaurus v. Meyer, 1861 [incl.? Cladeiodon Owen, 1841 (= Kladeisteriondon Plieninger, 1846)] | |-- †T. suevicus Meyer, 1861 [Phytosaurus kapffi Meyer, 1861 (in partim)] | `-- †T. silesiacus Sulej, 2005 `--o †Poposauroidea Nopsca, 1928 [1923?] sensu Brusatte et al., 2010 |-- †Yarasuchus deccanensis Sen, 2005 `--+-- †Qianosuchus mixtus C. Li et al., 2006 `--+-- †Arizonasaurus babbitti Welles, 1947; M.Trias. SWNA. |-- †Bromsgroveia walkeri Galton, 1985 |-- †Lotosaurus edentus Zhang, 1975; U.Trias. EAs. |-- †Poposaurus gracilis Mehl, 1915 (non? Nopsca, 1921) |-- †Sillosuchus longicervix Alcober & Parrish, 1997 |-- †Xilousuchus sapingensis Wu, 1981 [Xilousaurus?] E.Trias. EAs. `--o Shuvosauridae Chatterjee, 1993 sensu Brusatte et al., 2010 |-- †Effigia okeeffeae Nesbitt & Norell, 2006; U.Trias. SWNA. `-- †Shuvosaurus inexpectatus Chatterjee, 1993 [incl. †Chatterjeea elegans Long & Murry, 1995 (Müller, 2003, and Nesbitt & Norell, 2006)] U.Trias. SWNA.
Suchia incertae sedis:
†Dongusuchus efremovi Sennikov, 1988
†Energosuchus garjainovi Ochev, 1986
†Euscolosuchus olseni Sues, 1992
†Jaikosuchus magnus (Ochev, 1979) Sennikov, 1990 [Chasmatosuchus magnus Ochev, 1979]
†Spinosuchus v. Huene, 1932 (nomen dubium)
†Tsylmosuchus Sennikov, 1990
†T. jakovlevi Sennikov, 1990
†T. samariensis Sennikov, 1990
†T. donensis Sennikov, 1990
†T. sp. [Sennikov, 1990] [NE Europe]
†Vytshegdosuchus zheshartensis Sennikov, 1988
†Wangisuchus Young, 1964
†Youngosuchus Sennikov, 1988
†Zanclodon Plieninger, 1846 [Smilodon Plieninger, 1846 (non Smilodon Lund, 1842, a sabertooth cat)
†Zatomus Cope, 1871 (nomen dubium)
†Ctenosauriscidae Kuhn, 1964 [Ctenosauridae Kuhn, 1961] [incl. †Lotosauridae Zhang, 1975; †Shuvosauridae Chatterjee, 1993; †Chatterjeeidae Long & Murry, 1995]
†Ctenosauriscus koeneni (v. Huene) Kuhn 1964 [Ctenosaurus von Huene, 1902 (non Ctenosaurus Fitzinger, 1843)]
†Hypselorhachis mirabilis Charig, 1967 (nomen nudum?)
†Rauisuchidae Huene, 1942 [Teratosuchidae] (rauisuchids; karhukrokotiilit)
†Arganasuchus dutuiti Jalil & Peyer, 2007; U.Trias. NWAf.
†Fenhosuchus cristatus Young, 1964
†Jushatyria vjushkovi Sennikov, in Kalandadze & Sennikov, 1985
†Procerosuchus celer
†Luperosuchus fractus Romer, 1971
†Vjushkovisaurus berdjanensis Ochev, 1982
†Heptasuchus clarki Dawley, 1979
†Poposauridae Nopsca, 1928 [1923]
†Sinosaurus triassicus Young, 1948 (nomen dubium)
†Dolichobrachium gracile Williston, 1904 (nomen dubium)
†Lythrosuchus langstoni Long & Murry, 1995 [Lythrosaurus (lapsus calami)] [cogeneric with Poposaurus?? (Müller, 2003)]
After Parrish, 1993<==o Suchia |--o †Prestosuchidae | `--+-- †Saurosuchus | `--+-- †Prestosuchus Huene, 1942 | `-- †Ticinosuchus `--+?- †Lewisuchus |?- †Turfanosuchus Young, 1973 `--o Rauisuchiformes |-- †Aetosauria `--o Rauisuchia |--o †Rauisuchidae | |-- †Lotosaurus | `--+-- †Fasolasuchus | `--+-- †Batrachotomus | `-- †Rauisuchus `--o Paracrocodylomorpha |-- †Gracilisuchus `--+-- †Postosuchus `-- Crocodylomorpha |
After Gower, 2002<==o Suchia |-- †Saurosuchus `--+-- †Batrachotomus |--o †Prestosuchidae | |?- †Ticinosuchus | |-- †Yarasuchus | |-- †Tikisaurus | `-- †Prestosuchus |?- †Rauisuchidae |?- †Turfanosuchus `--+-- †Aetosauria `--o Paracrocodylomorpha |-- †Gracilisuchus `--+-- †Poposauridae `--o Bathyotica |-- †Erpetosuchus `-- Crocodylomorpha |
After Parrish, 1993, Nesbitt, 2003, 2005, and Nesbitt & Norell, 2006<==o Suchia |--o †Prestosuchidae | |-- †Yarasuchus | |-- †Ticinosuchus | `--+-- †Saurosuchus | |-- †Batrachotomus | `-- †Prestosuchus `--+?- †Lewisuchus |?- †Turfanosuchus Young, 1973 `--o Rauisuchiformes |--+?- †Revueltosaurus | `-- †Aetosauria `--o Rauisuchia |-- †Rauisuchidae `--o Paracrocodylomorpha |-- †Gracilisuchus `--+--o Bathyotica | |-- †Erpetosuchus | `-- Crocodylomorpha `--o †Poposauria |--o †Ctenosauriscidae | |?- †Ctenosauriscus | |?- †Hypselorhachis | |?- †Bromsgroveia | `--o “Nesbitt's Group X” | |-- †Arizonasaurus | `--+-- †Lotosaurus | `--o “Nesbitt's Group Y” | |-- †Sillosuchus | `--+-- †Shuvosaurus | `-- †Effigia `--o †Poposauridae |?- †Sinosaurus |?- †Dolichobrachium |-- †Poposaurus `-- †Lythrosuchus |
After Gauthier, Nesbitt, Schachner, Bever & Joyce, 2011<==o Suchia |-- †Gracilisuchus |-- †Turfanosuchus |--+-- †Revueltosaurus | `-- †Aetosauria `--+-- †Ticinosuchus `--o Paracrocodylomorpha |--o †Poposauroidea | |-- †Qianosuchus | `--+--+-- †Arizonasaurus | | `-- †Xilousuchus | `--+-- †Poposaurus | `--+-- †Lotosaurus | `--+-- †Sillosuchus | `--+-- †Shuvosaurus | `-- †Effigia `--+-- †Prestosuchus `--+-- †Saurosuchus `--+-- †Batrachotomus `--+-- †Fasolasuchus `--+-- †Rauisuchidae `-- Crocodylomorpha Reference:
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