phylogenetic analysis of Brochu et al. (2002) again showed that Pholidosaurus was closely related to Thalattosuchia. In the study, both taxa formed a clade that was the sister taxon to a clade containing Sokotosuchus and Dyrosauridae. Jouve et al. (2006) concluded that Pholidosaurus was closely related thalattosuchians were also included within the family, which would be considered paraphyletic without them. Jouve et al. (2006), like Buckley and Brochu (1999), attributed this result to phylogenetic problems that exist among longirostrine crocodylomorphs due to similarities in their morphology. References External links Pholidosaurus in the Paleobiology Database Early Cretaceous reptiles of Europe Early Cretaceous crocodylomorphs of Europe Neosuchians Prehistoric pseudosuchian genera