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Paralligator

Osteichthyes - Paralligatoridae

Taxonomy
Paralligator was named by Konjukova (1954). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Shamosuchus by Efimov (1983), Storrs and Efimov (2000).

It was assigned to Paralligatoridae by Kuhn (1966), Carroll (1988), Turner (2015), Noto et al. (2020).

Entered
by J. Head on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Carrano on 2019-06-25

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Paralligator Konjukova
1966Paralligator Kuhn p. 85
1988Paralligator Carroll
2015Paralligator Turner
2020Paralligator Noto 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
subclassEureptilia()
RankNameAuthor
—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
—NeosuchiaClark 1988
suborderEusuchiaHuxley 1875
familyParalligatoridaeKonjukova 1954
genusParalligatorKonjukova 1954

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. †Paralligator Konjukova 1954
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†Paralligator ancestralis Konzhukova 1954
†Paralligator gradilifrons Konzhukova 1954
†Paralligator major Efimov 1981
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:39:01
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:39:01
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Carroll 1988, Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Santonian or 100.50000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian - Santonian100.5 - 83.6Mongolia (Omnogov) P. gradilifrons (13411 53230) P. gradilifrons, P. major (123405)