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Extinct genus of reptiles

Rutiodon Temporal range: 237–208.5 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Skeleton of Rutiodon carolinensis (AMNH 1) in the American Museum of Natural History Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: †Phytosauria Family: †Parasuchidae Subfamily: †Mystriosuchinae Genus: †Rutiodon Emmons, 1856 Species †R. carolinensis (Emmons, 1856) (type) †R. manhattanensis (Huene, 1913) Synonyms Palaeonornis Emmons, 1857

***Rutiodon*** (meaning "wrinkle tooth") is an [extinct](/source/Extinct) [genus](/source/Genus) of [mystriosuchine](/source/Mystriosuchine) [phytosaurs](/source/Phytosaur) from the [Late Triassic](/source/Late_Triassic) of the eastern [United States](/source/United_States).[1] The type species of *Rutiodon*, *Rutiodon carolinensis*, encompasses a large number of skulls and assorted postcranial fossils discovered in the [Cumnock Formation](/source/Cumnock_Formation) of [North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina). Fossils referable to the species are also known from [Pennsylvania](/source/Pennsylvania), [New Jersey](/source/New_Jersey), and [Virginia](/source/Virginia). *Rutiodon carolinensis* is the most well-described species of phytosaur in eastern North America, though its validity as a [natural](/source/Natural_group) [taxon](/source/Taxon) has been questioned. Some paleontologists also recognize a larger and more robust species, *Rutiodon manhattanensis*, which is known from teeth and postcranial fossils from New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

## Description

Skeletal diagram of *Rutiodon manhattanensis*, with preserved portions of the skeleton in grey

Like other [phytosaurs](/source/Phytosaur), *Rutiodon* strongly resembled a [crocodile](/source/Crocodile), but its nostrils were positioned far back on the head, close to the eyes, instead of at the tip of the snout. It had enlarged front teeth, and a relatively narrow jaw, somewhat resembling that of a modern [gharial](/source/Gharial). This suggests that this [carnivore](/source/Carnivore) probably caught fish and it may also have snatched land animals (such as *[Coelophysis](/source/Coelophysis)*) from the waterside.[2] Also, like modern crocodiles, its back, flanks, and tail were covered with bony [armored plates](/source/Osteoderm).[3]

*Rutiodon* was among the largest carnivorous animals of its environment, measuring up to 8 metres (26 ft) long and weighing about 1 metric ton (1.1 short tons).[2][4]

## Species

### *R. carolinensis*

AMNH fossil (top) and life restoration (bottom) of *Rutiodon carolinensis*

The [type species](/source/Type_species) of *Rutiodon* is *R. carolinensis*. It was originally named by [Ebenezer Emmons](/source/Ebenezer_Emmons) in 1856, based on fossils from the Deep River coal field ([Cumnock Formation](/source/Cumnock_Formation))[5] of North Carolina. The original fossils include five striated teeth and associated vertebrae, ribs, and [interclavicle](/source/Interclavicle) fragments.[5]

Later, Emmons (1860) mentioned that he had discovered a nearly complete skull of *R. carolinensis* from North Carolina, at the time the most complete phytosaur skull known from the United States. It is also the largest skull referred to *Rutiodon*, at a length of 77.3 cm (30.4 inches).[6] This skull was described in more detail by [Edwin H. Colbert](/source/Edwin_H._Colbert) in 1947.[7] Emmons' phytosaur skull was originally stored in the [Williams College](/source/Williams_College) geological museum,[5][6] and was later transferred to the [National Museum of Natural History](/source/National_Museum_of_Natural_History) (USNM).[8] Many skulls and partial skeletons of *R. carolinensis* have been discovered near [Egypt, North Carolina](/source/Cumnock%2C_North_Carolina), and are now housed and displayed at the [American Museum of Natural History](/source/American_Museum_of_Natural_History) (AMNH).[5]

Skeletal mount of *R. carolinensis* (AMNH 1) viewed from the front

In 1963, a small partial phytosaur skull (AMNH 5500) was discovered at the [Granton Quarry](/source/Granton_Junction) of [North Bergen, New Jersey](/source/North_Bergen%2C_New_Jersey). This skull, recovered from grey [argillite](/source/Argillite) of the [Lockatong Formation](/source/Lockatong_Formation), was described by Colbert in 1965. He identified the skull as a probable juvenile specimen of *R. carolinensis*.[6] Doyle and Sues (1995) described a well-preserved phytosaur skull ([SMP](/source/State_Museum_of_Pennsylvania) VP-45) from the [New Oxford Formation](/source/New_Oxford_Formation) in [York County, Pennsylvania](/source/York_County%2C_Pennsylvania). This skull was very similar to skulls previously referred to *R. carolinesis*. They considered *R. carolinensis* to be an undiagnostic species, as it was originally diagnosed based on teeth. According to these authors, "*Rutiodon*" is a metataxon of eastern phytosaurs for which [monophyly](/source/Monophyly) cannot be established.[8]

Since its original description, *R. carolinensis* has been conflated with various other phytosaur species from the eastern United States. [Isaac Lea](/source/Isaac_Lea) named several phytosaur species from [Pennsylvania](/source/Pennsylvania) shortly before Emmons' description: *[Clepsysaurus pennsylvanicus](/source/Clepsysaurus)* (in 1851) and *[Centemodon sulcatus](/source/Centemodon)* (in 1856). Both species were compared favorably with *R. carolinensis* by Emmons, and some authors have noted that either could be considered a [senior synonym](/source/Senior_synonym) of *Rutiodon*. Nevertheless, fossils of *R. carolinensis* are much more complete, so the validity of the genus is rarely questioned. *Clepsysaurus* and *Centemodon* are most commonly considered dubious and undiagnostic, and their fossils have variably been referred to *Rutiodon*, *[Phytosaurus](/source/Phytosaurus)*, or Phytosauria incertae sedis by different authors.[5][9][6]

[Othniel Charles Marsh](/source/Othniel_Charles_Marsh) (1893) named *[Belodon validus](/source/Belodon)*, based on a scapula from the [New Haven Arkose](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New_Haven_Arkose&action=edit&redlink=1) near [Simsbury, Connecticut](/source/Simsbury%2C_Connecticut).[10] In 1896, Marsh mentioned a phytosaur skull from [Chatham County, North Carolina](/source/Chatham_County%2C_North_Carolina). This was the second phytosaur skull found in the area, after that of Emmons (1860). Marsh named his phytosaur skull *Rhytidodon rostratus*. *Belodon validus* is considered dubious and undiagnostic,[6] while *"Rhytidodon rostratus*" (specimen USNM 5373) has been referred to *R. carolinensis*.[5]

Phytosaur fossils tentatively referred to *R. carolinensis* were unearthed in 1959 in [Fairfax County, Virginia](/source/Fairfax_County%2C_Virginia), near [Dulles International Airport](/source/Dulles_International_Airport) which was still under construction. These fossils, including vertebrae, ribs, and scutes, were recovered from red calcareous mudstones of the [Ball's Bluff Siltstone](/source/Ball's_Bluff_Siltstone). This extends the range of *Rutiodon* (and phytosaurs as a whole) into the [Culpeper Basin](/source/Culpeper_Basin).[11]

### *R. manhattanensis*

The [holotype](/source/Holotype) of *R. manhattanensis* on display in the [American Museum of Natural History](/source/American_Museum_of_Natural_History)

Fossils of a second species, *R. manhattanensis*, were discovered in 1910 from "red sandy marl" ([Stockton Formation](/source/Stockton_Formation))[6][8] below the [Palisades](/source/The_Palisades_(Hudson_River)) near [Fort Lee, New Jersey](/source/Fort_Lee%2C_New_Jersey). In 1913, it was described by [Friedrich von Huene](/source/Friedrich_von_Huene), who provided a new species name in reference to its close proximity to [Manhattan](/source/Manhattan). The fossil is a partially articulated posterior torso, including the hip, hind limbs (missing the feet), and portions of the tail and scutes. It was differentiated from *R. carolinensis* based on a proportionally larger [tibia](/source/Tibia) and more robust hip. *R. manhattanensis* is also noticeably larger in size: Huene remarked that the holotype has the largest femur he had ever observed in phytosaurs, at a length of 43-44 cm (17 inches).[12]

Some authors have referred *R. manhattanensis* to *"Clepsysaurus"*[5] or *Phytosaurus*,[9] but its referral to *Rutiodon* was upheld by Colbert (1965).[6] Very large phytosaur teeth, osteoderms, and hindlimb fossils (specimen [YPM](/source/Peabody_Museum_of_Natural_History)-[PU](/source/Princeton_University) 11544) from [York, Pennsylvania](/source/York%2C_Pennsylvania) have also been referred to *R. manhattanensis*.[6][8] A few authors have doubted the validity of *R. manhattanensis*, arguing that the differences between the two species may be due to [sexual dimorphism](/source/Sexual_dimorphism).[8]

## Classification

The exact relationship between *Rutiodon* and other phytosaurs has gone through much revision.[9][13]

Several papers in the late 20th century extended the scope of the genus *Rutiodon*, allowing it to encompass phytosaur species from both the eastern and western United States. Western species lumped into *Rutiodon* include nearly all species previously placed into the genera *[Leptosuchus](/source/Leptosuchus)*, *[Machaeroprosopus](/source/Machaeroprosopus)*, and *[Pseudopalatus](/source/Pseudopalatus)*.[5][9][14] A 1995 paper, and most subsequent studies on phytosaurs, disagreed with the idea that *Rutiodon* encompassed western phytosaur species.[15] The authors re-instated the validity of *Machaeroprosopus* (with *Pseudopalatus* as a [junior synonym](/source/Junior_synonym)) and *Leptosuchus*. They also created the new genus *[Smilosuchus](/source/Smilosuchus)* for "*Machaeroprosopus" gregorii*.[15]

Recent papers agree that *Rutiodon* occupies a tier of the phytosaur family tree more derived than *[Paleorhinus](/source/Paleorhinus)* and less derived than *[Leptosuchus](/source/Leptosuchus)*.[1][16][17][13] In other words, *Rutiodon* lies within the large [clade](/source/Clade) [Phytosauridae](/source/Phytosauridae)[1] (alternatively known as [Mystriosuchinae](/source/Mystriosuchinae))[17] and outside the less inclusive clade [Leptosuchomorpha](/source/Leptosuchomorpha).[1] A 2001 conference abstract argued that *Rutiodon carolinensis* was a synonym of *[Angistorhinus](/source/Angistorhinus)*,[18] mirroring older suggestions that *Angistorhinus* was directly ancestral to *Rutiodon*.[9] This interpretation of synonymy has not been formally published. A 2018 analysis of phytosaur relationships did support a placement for *Rutiodon carolinensis* as the [sister taxon](/source/Sister_taxon) of *Angistorhinus* in a clade at the base of Mystriosuchinae.[13] Later papers describing *[Volcanosuchus](/source/Volcanosuchus)* and *[Colossosuchus](/source/Colossosuchus)*, two basal mystriosuchines from the [Tiki Formation](/source/Tiki_Formation) of [India](/source/India), did not support a sister group relationship between *Angistorhinus* and *Rutiodon*. Instead, *Angistorhinus* was consistently placed as sister to *[Brachysuchus](/source/Brachysuchus)*. *Rutiodon* was usually recovered as closer to (but still outside) Leptosuchomorpha.[19][20] Over half of the most parsimonious trees in the 2023 description of *Colossosuchus* positioned *Rutiodon* as the sister taxon to *[Volcanosuchus](/source/Volcanosuchus)*.[20]

Below is a [cladogram](/source/Cladogram) from Stocker (2012):[16]

Phytosauria "Paleorhinus" scurriensis Paleorhinus bransoni "Paleorhinus" sawini Phytosauridae Brachysuchus megalodon Angistorhinus Rutiodon carolinensis "Machaeroprosopus" zunii Protome batalaria Leptosuchomorpha "Phytosaurus" doughtyi TMM 31173-120 Leptosuchus crosbiensis Leptosuchus studeri Smilosuchus lithodendrorum Smilosuchus adamanensis Smilosuchus gregorii Pravusuchus hortus Pseudopalatinae Pseudopalatus mccauleyi Mystriosuchus westphali Pseudopalatus pristinus

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## External links

- [Geological report of the midland counties of North Carolina](http://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/emmonsml/emmons.html) by Ebenezer Emmons. New York, G.P. Putnam & Co.; Raleigh, H.D. Turner, 1856.

- [Paleontology portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Paleontology)

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