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Theriosuchus grandinaris

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Theriosuchus grandinaris was named by Lauprasert et al. (2011). Its type specimen is PPC-2, a partial skull (A nearly complete rostrum and dentary), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Phu Phok, which is in a Barremian wet floodplain siltstone in the Sao Khua Formation of Thailand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Theriosuchus grandinaris Lauprasert et al.
2016Theriosuchus grandinaris Tennant et al.

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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
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
—Atoposauridae()
genusTheriosuchusOwen 1878
speciesgrandinaris

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.

†Theriosuchus grandinaris Lauprasert et al. 2011
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
K. Lauprasert et al. 2011Theriosuchus grandinaris is distinguished from other Theriosuchus species in having the following unique combination of characters: nasal bone gradually wider in posterior direction; premaxillo-maxillary suture aligned posteromedially in dorsal view; weak notch at the suture between premaxilla and maxilla; combination of pseudocaniniform teeth, lanceolate-shaped teeth and labio-lingually flattened teeth with faintly crenulated carinae; mandibular symphysis not extending caudally beyond the seventh dentary tooth; slender prefrontal tapering anteriorly.
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, Carroll 1988, Benton 1983, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: Late/Upper Barremian or 130.00000 to 125.45000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45Thailand (Sakhan Nakhan) Theriosuchus grandinaris (type locality: 79489)