Genus: Apatosuchus SUES & SCHOCH, 2013
Etymology: Greek, apate, "deceit, deception" and Greek, soukhos, for the Ebytpian crocodile-headed diety Sobek or Sobk: Apate refers to the fact that its originaly discovere wwas decieved regarding the affinities and cranial structure of the unique specimen. The Latinized vrsion of soukhos, suchus, is a commonly used suffix for generic names of reptiles.

Species: orbitoangulatus (HUENE, 1932) SUES & SCHOCH, 2013
= Halticosaurus ? orbitoangulatus HUENE, 1932
Etymology:
Note: RAUHUT & HUNGERBULER, (1998) 2000, referred this as a crocodylomorpha.

Holotype: SMNS 12.353

Locality: Weisser Steinbruch (Stromberg), near Pfaffenhofen, Halbstadt, Baden-Württenberg State, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Fäule, Middle (second) Stubensandstein, Löwenstein Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Middle Norian Stage, Upper Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.

Material: Incomplete and macerated but associated skull; both maxillae, nasals, frontals, right jugal, complete right parietal, ventral process of right postorbital, nearly complete left squamosal, complete right quadrate and right pterygoid, part of possible vomer, incomplete basioccipital and parabasisphenoid, complete exoccipitals, and opisthotics (otoccipitals), complete supraoccipital, incomplete dentaries and splenials, nearly complete left angular, partial left surangular, and right prearticular, and 2 incomplete ceratobranchials.

Illustrated as a theropod which is incorrect.