Reptilia - Loricata - Goniopholididae
PaleoDB taxon number: 38360
Synonyms: Diplosaurus (no. 52948), Macellodon Owen 1854 (no. 95843), Macellodus Owen 1854 (no. 66818), Marcellodus Owen 1854 (no. 382196)
Full reference: R. Owen. 1842. Report on British fossil reptiles, part II. Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 11:60-204
Parent taxon: Goniopholididae according to J. E. Martin et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Amphicotylus, Anteophthalmosuchus, Calsoyasuchus, Coelosuchus, Denazinosuchus, Eutretauranosuchus, Goniopholinae, Goniopholis tenuidens, Hulkepholis, Nannosuchus, Oweniasuchus, Oweniasuchus lusitanicus, Pinaosuchus, Pliogonodon, Siamosuchus, Sunosuchus, Symptosuchus, Symptosuchus contortidens, Zholsuchus procevus
Subtaxa: Goniopholis affinis, Goniopholis baryglyphaeus, Goniopholis brodiei, Goniopholis crassidens, Goniopholis felix, Goniopholis gilmorei, Goniopholis kiplingi, Goniopholis phuwiangensis, Goniopholis pugnax, Goniopholis simus, Goniopholis stovalli, Goniopholis undidens, Goniopholis vebbianus
Type: Goniopholis crassidens
Ecology: carnivore