Mystriosuchus

Mystriosuchus
Temporal range: Late Triassic
Skull of M. planirostris
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Archosauromorpha
Clade: Archosauriformes
Order: †Phytosauria
Family: †Parasuchidae
Tribe: †Mystriosuchini
Genus: †Mystriosuchus
Fraas, 1896
Species
  • †M. planirostris (von Meyer, 1863 [originally Belodon planirostris]) (type)
  • †M. steinbergeri Butler et al., 2019
  • †M. westphali Hungerbuhler, 2000
  • †M. alleroq López-Rojas et al., 2023

Mystriosuchus (meaning "spoon-crocodile") is an extinct genus of phytosaur that lived in the Late Triassic (middle Norian) in Europe and Greenland. It was first named by Eberhard Fraas in 1896, and includes four species: M. planirostris (the type species), M. westphali, M. steinbergeri, and M. alleroq.

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