Cricosaurus

Cricosaurus; Temporal range: Oxfordian-Valanginian; ~
	C. suevicus skeleton
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Archosauria
Clade:	Pseudosuchia
Clade:	Crocodylomorpha
Clade:	Crocodyliformes
Suborder:	†Thalattosuchia
Family:	†Metriorhynchidae
Tribe:	†Rhacheosaurini
Genus:	†Cricosaurus; Wagner, 1858
Species
	C. albersdoerferi Sachs et al., 2021; C. araucanensis Gasparini & Dellapé, 1976; C. bambergensis Sachs et al., 2019; C. elegans (Wagner, 1852 (type)); C. gracilis Philips, 1871; C. lithographicus Herrera et al., 2013; C. macrospondylus? Koken, 1883; C. puelchorum Herrera, Fernández & Vennari, 2021; C. rauhuti Herrera et al., 2021; C. saltillensis Buchy et al., 2006; C. schroederi Kuhn, 1936; C. suevicus (Fraas, 1901); C. vignaudi Frey et al., 2002;
Synonyms
	Enaliosuchus? Koken, 1883;

Cricosaurus is an extinct genus of marine crocodyliforms of the Late Jurassic. belonging to the family Metriorhynchidae. The genus was established by Johann Andreas Wagner in 1858 for three skulls from the Tithonian (Late Jurassic) of Germany. The name Cricosaurus means "Ring lizard", and is derived from the Greek Krikos- ("ring") and σαῦρος -sauros ("lizard"). It was a relatively small reptile, with C. suevicus and C. araucanensis measuring 2 m (6.6 ft) and 3.2 m (10 ft) in total body length, respectively.

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