Krabisuchus

Krabisuchus is an extinct genus of alligatoroid crocodylian that lived in what is now Thailand during the Late Eocene. It was first named by paleontologists Jeremy A. Martin and Komsorn Lauprasert in 2010, and the type species is K. siamogallicus. While originally interpreted as a relative of Allognathosuchus, later studies placed Krabisuchus in the clade Orientalosuchina, an enigmatic group of crocodilians from the Cretaceous to Paleogene of Asia with disputed affinities. Fossils have been found from the Krabi Basin of southern Thailand and include mostly cranial and mandibular elements as well as some postcranial remains. Based on these remains Krabisuchus was a relatively small animal with a short and blunt snout. During the Eocene the Krabi Basin was likely covered by dense tropical forest and featured bodies of freshwater like ponds, marshes and swamps that were home to crocodiles and turtles. It has been speculated that Krabisuchus might have been more terrestrial than modern alligators.