Gobiosuchidae is a family of Cretaceous crocodyliforms known from Mongolia and Spain.

Genera

Three genera are currently classified within Gobiosuchidae: Cassissuchus, Gobiosuchus, and Zaraasuchus.

Gobiosuchidae

Synapomorphies

According to Pol & Norell (2004), gobiosuchids form a clade united by the following synapomorphies:

Gobiosuchidae

Parietal without broad occipital portion

Absence of external mandibular fenestra

More than two parallel rows of dorsal osteoderms

Cranial table as wide as ventral portion of skull

Palpebrals sutured to each other and the frontal, excluding it from the orbital margin External surface of ascending process of jugal exposed posterolaterally Longitudinal ridge on lateral surface of jugal below infratemporal fenestra Dorsal surface of posterolateral process of squamosal ornamented with three longitudinal ridges Presence of a sharp ridge along ventral surface of angular Surangular with a longitudinal ridge on its dorsolateral surface Dorsal surface of osteoderms ornamented with anterolaterally and anteromedially directed ridges Cervical region surrounded by lateral and ventral osteoderms sutured to the dorsal elements Presence of appendicular osteoderms Closed, or incipiently close, supratemporal fenestra

Gobiosuchidae

Sources

Pol, D. & Norell, M. A., (2004). "A new gobiosuchid crocodyliform taxon from the Cretaceous of Mongolia". American Museum Novitates 3458: 1-31.

References

Early Cretaceous crocodylomorphs

Late Cretaceous crocodylomorphs

Terrestrial crocodylomorphs

Early Cretaceous first appearances

Late Cretaceous extinctions

Prehistoric reptile families