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Pakasuchus

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Pakasuchus was named by O'Connor et al. (2010). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Notosuchia by O'Connor et al. (2010), Bronzati et al. (2012); to Ziphosuchia by Sertich and O'Connor (2014), Pol et al. (2014), Nicholl et al. (2021); to Baurusuchia by Ruiz et al. (2021); and to Candidodontidae by Martin and de Lapparent de Broin (2016), Carvalho et al. (2025).

Species
P. kapilimai
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2010-12-01; modified by J. Tennant on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Pakasuchus O'Connor et al. p. 748
2012Pakasuchus Bronzati et al.
2014Pakasuchus Pol et al.
2014Pakasuchus Sertich and O'Connor
2016Pakasuchus Martin and de Lapparent de Broin
2021Pakasuchus Nicholl et al.
2021Pakasuchus Ruiz et al.
2025Pakasuchus Carvalho et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
RankNameAuthor
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
—SuchiaKrebs 1974
—Paracrocodylomorpha
—Loricata(Merrem 1820)
—Crocodylomorpha()
—Solidocrania
suborderCrocodyliformes
—MesoeucrocodyliaWhetstone and Whybrow 1983
infraorderNotosuchiaGasparini 1971
—Candidodontidae()
genusPakasuchus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Pakasuchus O'Connor et al. 2010
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†Pakasuchus kapilimai O'Connor et al. 2010
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: carnivoreg
Created: 2010-12-01 17:19:51
Modified: 2010-12-01 00:19:51
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, O'Connor et al. 2010

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Campanian or 100.50000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian - Campanian100.5 - 72.2Tanzania (Mbeya) P. kapilimai (100215)