Belodon


Belodon is a genus of phytosaur, a crocodile-like reptile that lived during the Triassic. Its fossils have been found in Europe, North America, and India. The type species, Belodon plieningeri, was named by prolific German paleontologist Christian [Erich Hermann von Meyer] in 1844.
Many other species were also named, among them Belodon buceros, Belodon kapffi, Belodon lepturus, Belodon priscus, Belodon scolopax, and Belodon validus. Some paleontologists of the late 19th and early 20th century believed Belodon was synonymous with Phytosaurus or Machaeroprosopus.