Belodon
Belodon is a genus of phytosaur, a crocodile-like reptile that lived during the Triassic. Its fossils have been found in Europe and elsewhere. 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 kapfii, 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.
