Osteolaeminae

Osteolaeminae
Temporal range: Eocene–Holocene,
West African dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
Central African slender-snouted crocodile (Mecistops leptorhynchus)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Archosauria
Order: Crocodilia
Family: Crocodylidae
Subfamily: Osteolaeminae
Brochu, 2003
Genera

Osteolaeminae is a subfamily of true crocodiles within the family Crocodylidae containing the dwarf crocodiles and slender-snouted crocodiles, and is the sister taxon to Crocodylinae.

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