Tagarosuchus
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| Tagarosuchus Temporal range: Early Cretaceous | |
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| Genus: | Tagarosuchus Alifanov et al., 1999 |
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Tagarosuchus is an extinct genus of Early Cretaceous protosuchian-grade crocodyliform. Fossils of Tagarosuchus have been found from southern Siberia, including a nearly complete skull found near the village of Shestakovo in Kemerovo Oblast.[1] Tagarosuchus was named in 1999, with the type species being T. kulemzini.[2] Remains have been recovered from the Aptian-Albian Ilek Formation.