Genus: Chelyposuchus KUHN, 1939
Etymology: Greek, khelys, “turtle,” Greek, opos (ops), “face, appearance,” Greek, soukhos, “crocodile”: Turtle-look crocodyle.
= Chelyoposaurus HUENE, 1958 (sic)
= Chelyposuchus ROMER, 1966 (sic)

Species: crassiquamatus KUHN, 1939
Etymology:

Holotype:

Locality: Halberstadt, Sachsen-Anhalt State, Germany.

Horizon: Lower Keuper.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Stage? Late Triassic Epoch, Early Late Triassic.

Material: Fragmentary dermal and ventral shield.
Note: Was thought to be a placodont. PINNA, 1999 believes otherwise.