Thoracosaurus Leidy 1852 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Crocodylia - Gavialidae

Invalid subtaxa: Holops Cope 1869 [replaced name], Holopsisuchus Kuhn 1961, Sphenosaurus Agassiz 1849

Parent taxon: Gavialidae according to J. P. Rio and P. D. Mannion 2021

See also Brochu 2004, Brochu and Rincón 2004, Bryant 1989, Carpenter 1983, Carroll 1988, Cope 1871, Cope 1875, Darlim et al. 2022, Delfino et al. 2005, Erickson 1998, Estes and Berberian 1970, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Jouve et al. 2008, Jouve et al. 2006, Kuhn 1964, Martin and Buffetaut 2008, Nopcsa 1928, Puértolas et al. 2011, Salas-Gismondi et al. 2016, Storrs and Efimov 2000, Swinton 1938 and Vélez-Juarbe et al. 2007

Sister taxa: Aktiogavialis, Argochampsa, Dadagavialis, Eogavialis, Eosuchus, Eothoracosaurus, Gavialinae, Gavialinum, Gavialis, Gryposuchinae, Hanyusuchus, Hesperogavialis, Ikanogavialis, Penghusuchus, Piscogavialis, Portugalosuchus, Rhamphostomopsis, Sacacosuchus, Siquisiquesuchus, Tomistominae, Toyotamaphimeia

Subtaxa: Holops cordatus Holops glyptodon Holops pneumaticus Thoracosaurus borissiaki Thoracosaurus brevispinus Thoracosaurus isorhynchus Thoracosaurus macrorhynchus Thoracosaurus neocesariensis

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Type: Gavialis neocesariensis

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (1: Virginia collection)

• Paleocene of Denmark (1), Poland (1), Sweden (1), United States (7: New Jersey, South Carolina)

• Cretaceous to Paleogene of United States (2: New Jersey)

• Cretaceous of Denmark (1), France (2), the Netherlands (1), Spain (1), Ukraine (1), United States (30: Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming)

Total: 49 collections including 52 occurrences

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