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Protosuchus haughtoni

Reptilia - Protosuchidae

Taxonomy
Baroqueosuchus haughtoni was named by Busbey and Gow (1984). It is not extant. Its type specimen is BP-1-4746. Its type locality is Farm Sunnyside (1178) (Upper Elliot), which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian terrestrial sandstone in the Elliot Formation of South Africa.

It was recombined as Protosuchus haughtoni by Gow (2000) and Nesbitt (2011).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Lesothosuchus charigi Whetstone and Whybrow p. 5 figs. 1-7
1984Baroqueosuchus haughtoni Busbey III and Gow pp. 132-133 figs. 1-12
2000Protosuchus haughtoni Gow
2011Protosuchus haughtoni Nesbitt p. 42

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
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
familyProtosuchidae
genusProtosuchus
specieshaughtoni()

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.

†Protosuchus haughtoni Busbey III and Gow 1984
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Invalid names: Lesothosuchus charigi Whetstone and Whybrow 1983 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
K. N. Whetstone and P. J. Whybrow 1983 (Lesothosuchus charigi)Diagnosis: Small crocodilian with relatively long limbs; postorbital with a facet for a supraorbital (palpebral) bone; temporal fenestrae moderate in size and pear-shaped; squamosal broad, with a longi- tudinal ridge near the lateral margin; paroccipital process ventrally placed, relati\'ely short and broad; carotid artery enclosed by bone posterior to the otic region; squamosal overhangs the tympanic ca\ity; braincase sutures to the (juadrate anteriorly, retains a cotyle posteriorly; quadrate hollow and highly fenestrated; periotic pneu- maticity developed; floccular recess present within endocranium; lower temporal fenestra reduced; vertebral centra platycoelous ex- cept the posterior caudals; coracoid elongate, expanded sternally, and "waisted"; humerus with an expanded, convex head; ulna with two proximal cotyles and a rounded, convex articulation for the radius; dorsal armor finely sculptured.
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Sinemurian or 201.30000 to 190.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8South Africa (Free State) Baroqueosuchus haughtoni (59363 type locality: 98599) Protosuchus haughtoni (190130 194006)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Lesotho (Mohale's Hoek) Lesothosuchus charigi (13359)