Maledictosuchus

Maledictosuchus is an extinct genus of marine crocodyliform belonging to the family Metriorhynchidae. It is the most basal member of the Rhacheosaurini Tribe with a relatively short body length, measuring 2.95 m (9.7 ft) based on the type specimen.^[1]

Holotype skull

Maledictosuchus Temporal range: Middle and Late Jurassic
Holotype skull in multiple views
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Archosauria
Clade:	Pseudosuchia
Clade:	Crocodylomorpha
Suborder:	†Thalattosuchia
Family:	†Metriorhynchidae
Tribe:	†Rhacheosaurini
Genus:	†Maledictosuchus Parrilla-Bel et al., 2013
Species
M. riclaensis Parrilla-Bel et al., 2013 (type) M. nuyivijanan Barrientos-Lara et al., 2018

Distribution

Genus includes two species: the type species M. riclaensis, described on the basis of fossils found in Ricla, Spain,^[1] and M. nuyivijanan, known from the Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) Sabinal Formation (Tlaxiaco Basin, Oaxaca, Mexico).^[2]