Mekosuchinae is an extinct clade of crocodilians from the Cenozoic of Australasia. They represented the dominant group of crocodilians in the region during most of the Cenozoic, first appearing in the
Geoff Vincent's specimen was instrumental in the redescription of Pallimnarchus as Paludirex.
The as of yet unnamed "Darling Downs taxon".
Though the origins of Mekosuchinae is unclear, they were unrelated to the Mesozoic crocodylomorphs of Australia like Isisfordia.
The earliest mekosuchines were likely generalists similar to Kambara.
Crocodylia or Crocodilia is an order of semiaquatic, predatory reptiles that are known as crocodilians. They appeared 83.5 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous period and are the closest living re
Mekosuchinae
…Mekosuchinae is an extinct clade of crocodilians from the Cenozoic of Australasia. They represented the dominant group of crocodilians in the region during most of the Cenozoic, first appearing in the…
Reconstruction of Litargosuchus, a sphenosuchian
Life restoration of Pakasuchus
Suchodus, a thalattosuchian highly adapted to a marine lifestyle