Family Crocodylidae Cuvier 1807 (crocodile)
PaleoDB taxon number: 38435
Alternative spelling: Crocodilidae
Synonym: Allognathosuchidae Case 1925 (taxon 173364)
Parent taxon: Crocodyloidea according to E. Puértolas et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Albertosuchus, Asiatosuchus, Astorgosuchus, Brachyuranochampsa, Prodiplocynodon, Tomistominae
Subtaxa: Aldabrachampsus, Brochuchus, Charactosuchus, Crocodylinae, Euthecodontinae, Leptorramphus, Mekosuchinae, Osteolaeminae, Oxysdonsaurus, Oxysdonsaurus striatus, Thoracosaurinae, Zhyrasuchus
Type: Crocodylus
Ecology: carnivore