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Pakasuchus
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 Baurusuchia by Ruiz et al. (2021); to Ziphosuchia by Sertich and O'Connor (2014), Pol et al. (2014), Nicholl et al. (2021); and to Candidodontidae by Martin and de Lapparent de Broin (2016), Carvalho et al. (2025).
It was assigned to Notosuchia by O'Connor et al. (2010), Bronzati et al. (2012); to Baurusuchia by Ruiz et al. (2021); to Ziphosuchia by Sertich and O'Connor (2014), Pol et al. (2014), Nicholl et al. (2021); and to Candidodontidae by Martin and de Lapparent de Broin (2016), Carvalho et al. (2025).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2010 | Pakasuchus O'Connor et al. p. 748 |
| 2012 | Pakasuchus Bronzati et al. |
| 2014 | Pakasuchus Pol et al. |
| 2014 | Pakasuchus Sertich and O'Connor |
| 2016 | Pakasuchus Martin and de Lapparent de Broin |
| 2021 | Pakasuchus Nicholl et al. |
| 2021 | Pakasuchus Ruiz et al. |
| 2025 | Pakasuchus Carvalho et al. |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, O'Connor et al. 2010, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
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 |
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| Cenomanian - Campanian | Tanzania (Mbeya) | P. kapilimai (100215) |