# basal Crocodylomorpha

[Late Triassic to Late Jurassic: 228 - 146 million years ago]

Included here are the genera previously placed in the Sphenosuchia , which existed from about 210 to 153 million years ago during the Triassic and Jurassic periods. It seems fairly clear now from analyses of Nesbitt (2011) and others, that the Crocodyliformes evolved from within the Sphenosuchia, thus rendering the latter paraphyletic. Unlike modern crocodiles, the legs of these basal crocodylomorphs were long but with forelimbs generally much shorter than the hindlimbs, indicating bipedalism or facultative bipedalism in at least some species. The extinct, fossil genera include: Pseudhesperosuchus , Trialestes (Argentina ); Dibothrosuchus , Junggarsuchus , Phyllodontosuchus (China); Dyoplax , Saltoposuchus , Terrestrisuchus (Europe); Litargosuchus , Pedeticosaurus , Sphenosuchus (South Africa);  Dromicosuchus , Hallopus , Hesperosuchus , Kayentasuchus , Macelognathus , Parrishia , Redondavenator (USA). The South African species include Litargosuchus leptorhynchus, Pedeticosaurus leviseuri and Sphenosuchus acutus, all based on fossils collected in the Elliot and Clarens formations of the Drakensberg.

Crocodyliformes

# basal Crocodyliformes

Includes some of the genera in what used to be called the "Parasuchia". The remaining genera in the old Parasuchia now fall in the basal Mesoeucrocodylia.

# Orthosuchus

[Early Jurassic: 199 - 176 million years ago]

Orthosuchus stormbergi, described by Nash (1968) from Lesotho (Early Jurassic, 200-176 million years ago).

# Gobiosuchidae

[Late Cretaceous: 100 - 66 million years ago]

Includes two genera, Gobiosuchus and Zaraasuchus , both known from fossils collected from the Gobi Desert in Mongolia (Late Cretaceous, 100-65 million years ago).

# Protosuchidae

[Early Jurassic to Early Cretaceous: xxx]

Extinct, fossil genera include: Protosuchus (South Africa, USA, Canada, Antarctica); Hemiprotosuchus (Argentina); Dianosuchus , Edentosuchus (China) and Notochampsa (South Africa). The species recorded from South Africa are: Notochampsa istedana from the Upper Elliot Formation and the Lower Clarens Formation in the Drakensberg, and Protosuchus haughtoni.

Mesoeucrocodylia

# basal Mesoeucrocodylia

[Middle Jurassic to Late Cretaceous: 176 to 65 million years ago]

# miscellaneous genera

Neuquensuchus (Argentina); Hsisosuchus , Shantungosuchus , Sichuanosuchus (China) and Zosuchus (Mongolia).

# Shartegosuchidae

[Late Jurassic: xxx]

Extinct, fossil genera include: Adzhosuchus , Nominosuchus , Shartegosuchus (Mongolia);  and Fruitachampsa (USA).

# Metasuchia

# Neosuchia

# basal Neosuchia

# unplaced genera

Bernissartia (Belgium and Spain); Itasuchus (Brazil); Gilchristosuchus (Canada); Rugosuchus (China) and Shamosuchus (Mongolia).

# Tethysuchia

# Pholidosauridae

[Late Jurassic to Late Cretaceous: xxx]

This family is considered as polyphyletic by de Andrada et al. (2011) whereas Fortior et al. (2011) considered it monophyletic. De Andrada pulled out the genera  Sarcosuchus, Elosuchus and Vectisuchus as monophyletic and belonging to the family Eloidae. In the interests of simplicity, I have followed Fortior et al. (2011). Pholidosaurids existed from the Late Jurassic to Late Cretaceous , with most of the fossils found in Early Cretaceous rocks. Genera include: Crocodilaemus , Oceanosuchus (France); Pholidosaurus (Germany and UK); Anglosuchus , Vectisuchus (UK); Elosuchus (Morocco, Algeria and Niger); Sarcosuchus , Stolokrosuchus (Niger); Meridiosaurus (Uruguay); and Terminonaris (USA and Canada). Sarcosuchus imperator was one of the largest crocodiles that ever lived, reaching about 12 m in length and weighing about 8 metric tons (8000 kg).

# Dyrosauridae

[Late Cretaceous to Eocene: xxx]

Extinct, fossil genera include: Congosaurus (Angola and North Africa); Guarinisuchus , Hyposaurus (Brazil); Acherontisuchus , Cerrejonisuchus (Colombia); Chenanisuchus , Tilemsisuchus (Mali); Arambourgisuchus , Atlantosuchus (Morocco); Rhabdognathus , Sokotosuchus (Nigeria); Dyrosaurus (North Africa); Phosphatosaurus (Tunisia and Mali).

# Thalattosuchia

# Metriorhynchidae

[Middle Jurassic to Early Cretaceous: xxx]

Geosaurinae

[Middle Jurassic to Early Cretaceous: xxx]

Genera include: Purranisaurus (Chile and Argentina), Suchodus (England and France), Neptunidraco (Italy), Torvoneustes (UK), Dakosaurus (UK, France, Switzerland, Germany, Poland, Russia, Argentina, Mexico), and Geosaurus (Western Europe).

Metriorhynchinae

[Middle Jurassic to Early Cretaceous: xxx]

Genera include: Gracilineustes (UK, France), Metriorhynchus (UK, France, Germany), Cricosaurus (UK, France, Switzerland, Germany, Argentina, Cuba, Mexico), Rhacheosaurus (Germany).

# Teleosauridae

[Early Jurassic to Early Cretaceous: xxx]

Genera include: Machimosaurus (France, Austria, UK, Germany, Portugal, Switzerland); Peipehsuchus (China), Pelagosaurus (Western Europe), Platysuchus (Germany), Steneosaurus (UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Morocco), Teleosaurus (Europe).

# Atoposauridae

[Late Jurassic to Late Cretaceous: xxx]

Genera include: Theriosuchus (Europe, Asia); Alligatorellus , Atoposaurus (France, Germany); Alligatorium (Germany, Mongolia); Karatausuchus (Kazakhstan); Montsecosuchus (Spain); Pachycheilosuchus (USA).

# Goniopholidae

[Early Jurassic to Late Cretaceous: xxx]

Genera include: Amphicotylus , Calsoyasuchus , Denazinosuchus , Eutretauranosuchus (USA); Goniopholis (North America, Europe, Asia); Nannosuchus (UK); Siamosuchus (Thailand); Sunosuchus (China, Kyrgyzstan, Thailand).

# Stomatosuchidae

[Late Cretaceous: xxx]

Genera include: Laganosuchus (Niger, Morocco); and Stomatosuchus (Egypt).

# Eusuchia

# basal Eusuchia

Genera include: Isisfordia (Australia); Susisuchus (Brazil); Planocrania (China); Pristichampsus (China, Germany, India, Spain, USA); Acynodon (France, Spain, Italy, Slovenia; previously in Alligatoroidea); Borealosuchus (North America); Allodaposuchus (Spain, Romania, France).

# Aegyptosuchidae

Genera include: Aegyptosuchus (Egypt); Aegisuchus (Morocco).

# Hylaeochampsidae

Genera include: Iharkutosuchus (Hungary); Pietraroiasuchus (Italy); Hylaeochampsa (UK); Pachycheilosuchus (USA).

Gavialoidea

# basal Gavialoidea

Genera include: Eosuchus (France, USA); Argochampsa (Morocco); Thoracosaurus (North America, Europe); Eothoracosaurus (USA).

Gavialidae

One living genus and species, Gavialis gangeticus (Gharial, Indian gavial) , which is native to India. Fossil gavialids date back to the Late Palaeocene and include: Eogavialis (Egypt, Kenya); Ikanogavialis (Venezuela); Piscogavialis (Peru); Aktiogavialis (Puerto Rico); Gryposuchus (Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru); and Siquisiquesuchus (Venzuela).

Brevirostres

Crocodyloidea

basal Crocodyloidea

Genera include: Asiatosuchus (Russia, Belgium, France, Germany, Mongolia);  Brachyuranochampsa , Prodiplocynodon (USA).

Crocodylidae

Tomistominae

One living genus and species: Tomistoma schlegelii (False gharial) , which is a freshwater crocodile native to Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak, Sumatra and Borneo. Extinct, fossil genera include: Kentisuchus (UK); Gavialosuchus (North America, Europe); and Dollosuchoides (Belgium).

# Mekosuchinae

Extinct, fossil genera from Australia: Australosuchus , Baru , Harpacochampsa , Kambara , Mekosuchus , Pallimnarchus , Quinkana ,  and Trilophosuchus . In addition the fossil genus Volia has been recorded from Fiji.

Crocodylinae

The genus Crocodylus is represented by 12 living species, and three extinct species. The only living species of crocodile occurring in southern Africa is Crocodylus niloticus (Nile crocodile). There are also the living species Mecistops cataphractus (African slender-snouted crocodile; previously Crocodylus cataphractus) and Osteolaemus tetraspis (Dwarf crocodile) , which both occur in West Africa and western Central Africa. In addition there are the following extinct genera in the Crocodylinae: Rimasuchus (Kenya, Middle East from Early Miocene to Early Pleistocene); and Voay (Madagascar, from Late Pleistocene to Recent).

Alligatoroidea (alligators, caimans and extinct relatives)

The alligators (family: Alligatoridae > subfamily: Alligatorinae) were once a diverse group of 13 genera distributed over what is now North America, Europe and Asia but only one living genus, Alligator, remains with Alligator mississipiensis (American alligator) in North America and Alligator sinensis (Chinese alligator) in China. The caimans (family: Alligatoridae > subfamily Caimaninae) also have a diverse history, within Central and South America; there are five living species in three genera. 

# basal Alligatoroidea

Genera include: Leidyosuchus (Canada); Diplocynodon (Europe); Baryphracta (Germany); Deinosuchus (USA, Mexico).

Globidonta

# basal Globidonta

Genera include: Albertochampsa , Stangerochampsa (Canada); Brachychampsa (USA, Canada).

Alligatoridae

Alligatorinae

There are two living species of the genus Alligator , Alligator mississippiensis (American alligator) and Alligator sinensis (Chinese alligator) , and four extinct species dating back to the Oligocene.

In addition, there are the following extinct, fossil genera in the Alligatorinae: Arambourgia , Hassiacosuchus (Europe);  Procaimanoidea (North America); Ceratosuchus , Navajosuchus , Wannaganosuchus (USA); Allognathosuchus (USA, Argentina, Europe).

Caimaninae

Living species (all native to South America): Caiman (3 living species and one extinct species), Melanosuchus niger (Black caiman) and Paleosuchus (2 species). In addition there are the following extinct, fossil genera: Eocaiman , Necrosuchus , Mourasuchus (South America); Orthogenysuchus , Tsoabichi (USA).

# Peirosauridae

Genera include: Barcinosuchus , Lomasuchus (Argentina); Montealtosuchus , Peirosaurus , Pepesuchus , Uberabasuchus (Brazil); Mahajangasuchus (Madagascar); Hamadasuchus (Morocco); Anatosuchus (Niger).

# Notosuchia

# basal Notosuchia

unplaced genera

Genera include: Comahuesuchus , Notosuchus (Argentina); Candidodon , Labidiosuchus , Mariliasuchus , Morrinhosuchus (Brazil); Libycosuchus (Egypt); Simosuchus (Madagascar); Malawisuchus (Malawi); Pakasuchus (Tanzania).

# Uruguaysuchidae

Genera include: Uruguaysuchus (Uruguay); and Araripesuchus (South America, Madagascar, Niger)

# Sphagesauridae

Genera include: Adamantinasuchus , Yacarerani (Bolivia); Armadillosuchus , Caipirasuchus , Caryonosuchus , Sphagesaurus (Brazil); Chimaerasuchus (China).

# Sebecosuchia

# basal Sebecosuchia

# unplaced genera

Genera include: Cynodontosuchus , Pehuenchesuchus (Argentina); Bergisuchus (Germany); Iberosuchus (Portugal, France).

# Baurusuchidae

Genera include: Wargosuchus , Baurusuchus , Campinasuchus , Pissarrachampsa , Stratiosuchus (Brazil); Pabwehshi (Pakistan).

# Sebecidae

Genera include: Lumbrera (where from?); Ayllusuchus , Bretesuchus , Lorosuchus , Sebecus (Argentina); Barinasuchus (Argentina, Venezuela).