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Malawisuchus mwakasyungutiensis

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Malawisuchus mwakasyungutiensis was named by Gomani (1997). Its type specimen is Mal-45, a skeleton (almost complete articulated skeleton and skull), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Malawisuchus mwakasyungutiensis Gomani pp. 280-281 figs. 2-5
2006Malawisuchus mwakasyungutiensis Nobre and Carvalho
2010Malawisuchus mwakayasyunguti Nascimento and Zaher
2010Malawisuchus mwakasyungutiensis Turner and Sertich
2012Malawisuchus mwakasyungutiensis Bronzati et al.
2014Malawisuchus mwakasyungutiensis Sertich and O'Connor

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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
infraorderNotosuchiaGasparini 1971
Candidodontidae()
genusMalawisuchus
speciesmwakasyungutiensis

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: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: carnivoreg
Created: 2010-12-02 19:33:28
Modified: 2010-12-02 02:33:28
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Gomani 1997, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Aptian or 121.40000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Malawi (Northern) Notosuchidae indet. (38910 38912 38914 38915)