Sphenosuchia

Sphenosuchia Temporal range: Late Triassic - Late Jurassic, 228–152 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Life restoration of Hesperosuchus agilis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Archosauria
Clade:	Pseudosuchia
Clade:	Crocodylomorpha
Informal group:	†Sphenosuchia von Huene, 1942
Genera
See below
Synonyms
Pedeticosauria Walker, 1968

Sphenosuchia is a suborder of basal crocodylomorphs that first appeared in the Triassic and occurred into the Middle Jurassic. Most were small, gracile animals with an erect limb posture. They are now thought to be ancestral to crocodyliforms, a group which includes all living crocodilians.