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Saurosuchus

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Saurosuchus was named by Reig (1959). It was considered monophyletic by Nesbitt (2011).

It was assigned to Prestosuchidae by Charig (1967), Parrish (1993); to Rauisuchidae by Kuhn (1966), Carroll (1988), Long and Murry (1995); to Paracrocodyliformes by Weinbaum and Hungerbühler (2007); to Loricata by Nesbitt (2011); and to Rauisuchia by Trotteyn et al. (2011).

Species
S. galilei
Entered
by J. Head on 2003-01-23; modified by F. Aspromonte on 2024-04-18

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Saurosuchus Reig
1966Saurosuchus Kuhn p. 74
1967Saurosuchus Charig p. 709
1988Saurosuchus Carroll
1993Saurosuchus Parrish p. 290 fig. 1
1995Saurosuchus Long and Murry p. 119
2007Saurosuchus Weinbaum and Hungerbühler p. 141
2011Saurosuchus Nesbitt fig. 51
2011Saurosuchus Trotteyn et al. p. 14

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
—SuchiaKrebs 1974
—Paracrocodylomorpha
—Loricata(Merrem 1820)
genusSaurosuchus

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. †Saurosuchus Reig 1959
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†Saurosuchus galilei Reig 1959
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
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, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Tuvalian or 233.60000 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Argentina (San Juan) S. galilei (92315)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Argentina (San Juan) S. galilei (24877)