Australosuchus

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iAustralosuchus
Fossil range: Late Oligocene - Early Miocene
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Order: Crocodilia
Family: Crocodylidae
Subfamily: Mekosuchinae
Genus: Australosuchus
Willis & Molnar, 1991
Species
  • A. clarkae Willis & Molnar, 1991

Australosuchus is an extinct genus of crocodylian belonging to the family of mekosuchidae.

The type and only known species Australosuchus clarkae lived during the Late Oligocene and the Early Miocene of southern Australia.

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