A genus of extinct crocodilian reptile from the Mesozoic era, characterized by bony armor and angular features.
From Greek gonia (angle) + pholid- (scale, armor). The genus name emphasizes the angular, plated appearance of these prehistoric crocodiles.
Goniopholis fossils show that crocodilians were incredibly successful predators in the Jurassic and Cretaceous—they barely changed because evolution's answer was 'don't fix what isn't broken.'
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