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Shartegosuchus asperopalatum

Osteichthyes - Shartegosuchidae

Taxonomy
Shartegosuchus asperopalatum was named by Efimov (1988). Its type specimen is PIN 4171/2, a partial skull (Partial skull and jaws), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 3.2 km south of Ulan Malgait Mtn. [Ulan Malgait Fm.] [SMPE], which is in a Tithonian lacustrine - large siltstone in the Ulan Malgait Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Shartegosuchus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Shartegosuchus asperopalatum Efimov
2000Shartegosuchus asperopalatum Storrs and Efimov p. 406
2012Shartegosuchus asperopalatum Bronzati 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
Shartegosuchoidea
familyShartegosuchidaeEfimov 1988
genusShartegosuchusEfimov 1988
speciesasperopalatumEfimov 1988

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:45
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:45
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Tithonian or 149.20000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Mongolia (Govi-Altay) Shartegosuchus asperopalatum (69913 type locality: 179184)