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Caipirasuchinae

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Caipirasuchinae was named by Pinheiro et al. (2021).

It was reranked as the unranked clade Caipirasuchinae by Pinheiro et al. (2021).

It was assigned to Sphagesauridae by Pinheiro et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Caipirasuchinae Pinheiro 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()
—Romeriida
RankNameAuthor
—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
—Eunotosuchia
—Xenodontosuchia
—Sphagesauria
—Sphagesauridae(Kuhn 1968)
—Caipirasuchinae()
—Caipirasuchinae()

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.

Unr. †Caipirasuchinae Pinheiro et al. 2021
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G. †Caipirasuchus Iori and Carvalho 2011
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†Caipirasuchus attenboroughi Ruiz et al. 2021
†Caipirasuchus catanduvensis Iori et al. 2024
†Caipirasuchus mineirus Martinelli et al. 2018
†Caipirasuchus montealtensis Andrade and Bertini 2008
†Caipirasuchus paulistanus Iori and Carvalho 2011
†Caipirasuchus stenognathus Pol et al. 2014
G. †Morrinhosuchus Iori and Carvalho 2009
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†Morrinhosuchus luziae Iori and Carvalho 2009
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:39:01
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:39:01
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian - Campanian93.9 - 72.2Brazil (São Paulo) Caipirasuchus attenboroughi (219924)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Brazil (Minas Gerais) Caipirasuchus mineirus (196356)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Brazil (São Paulo) Caipirasuchus montealtensis (147698) Caipirasuchus sp., Caipirasuchus paulistanus (120506) Caipirasuchus stenognathus (112699) Morrinhosuchus luziae (67540 105127 161609) Sphagesaurus montealtensis (114458)