Litargosuchus, Clark & Sues, 2002

Clark, James M. & Sues, Hans-Dieter, 2002, Two new basal crocodylomorph archosaurs from the Lower Jurassic and the monophyly of the Sphenosuchia, Archosaurian anatomy and palaeontology. Essays in memory of Alick D. Walker (Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 136 (1)), pp. 77-95 : 78

LITARGOSUCHUS GEN. NOV

Etymology. From Greek litargos, running fast, and Greek soukhos, crocodile, in reference to the inferred cursorial habits of this crocodylomorph reptile.

Type species. Litargosuchus leptorhynchus sp. nov. (by monotypy).

Diagnosis. As for the type and only known species, given below.