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Longirostres

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Longirostres was named by Cuvier. It is extant.

It was assigned to Eusuchia by Zittel (1890); and to Crocodylia by Rio and Mannion (2021).

Subtaxa
Crocodyloidea, Gavialoidea, Rhynchosuchidae
Sister taxa
Crocodyloidea, Gavialoidea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Longirostres Zittel p. 658
2021Longirostres Rio and Mannion

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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
suborderEusuchiaHuxley 1875
—Crocodylia(Owen 1842)
—LongirostresCuvier
—LongirostresCuvier

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. Longirostres Cuvier
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Unr. Crocodyloidea Deraniyagala 1939
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G. †Albertosuchus Wu and Brinkman 2015
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†Albertosuchus knudsenii Wu and Brinkman 2015
G. †Antecrocodylus Martin et al. 2023
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†Antecrocodylus chiangmuanensis Martin et al. 2023
G. †Asiatosuchus Mook 1940
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†Asiatosuchus depressifrons Blainville 1855
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Invalid names: Crocodilus depressifrons de Blainville 1855 [synonym]
†Asiatosuchus grangeri Mook 1940
†Asiatosuchus oenotriensis Narváez et al. 2024
Invalid names: Crocodylus vicetinus Lioy 1865 [nomen dubium]
G. †Astorgosuchus Martin et al. 2019
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†Astorgosuchus bugtiensis Pilgrim 1908
G. †Brachyuranochampsa Zangerl 1910
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G. †Brasilosuchus Souza Filho and Bocquetin Villanueva 1989
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†Brasilosuchus mendesi Souza Filho and Bocquetin Villanueva 1989
Unr. Crocodylidae Cuvier 1807 [crocodile]
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G. †Aldabrachampsus Brochu 2006
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†Aldabrachampsus dilophus Brochu 2006
G. †Charactosuchus Langston 1965
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†Charactosuchus fieldsi Langston 1965
†Charactosuchus kugleri von Berg 1969
†Charactosuchus sansoai Souza Filho 1991
Unr. Crocodylinae Cuvier 1807
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G. †Aigialosuchus Persson 1960
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G. Crocodylus Laurenti 1768 [crocodile]
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Subg. †Crocodilus (Ichthyosuchus) Cope 1872
†Crocodilus antiquus Leidy 1852
†Crocodilus biporcatus Cuvier 1807
†Crocodilus ziphodon Marsh 1871
Subg. †Crocodylus (Leptorhynchus) Cautley and Falconer 1840
Crocodylus acutus Cuvier 1807 [American crocodile]
Crocodylus americanus Laurenti 1768 [American crocodile]
†Crocodylus anthropophagus Brochu et al. 2010
†Crocodylus aptus Leidy 1869
†Crocodylus chamensis Cope 1874
†Crocodylus checchiai Maccagno 1947
†Crocodylus elliotti Leidy 1871
†Crocodylus falconensis Scheyer et al. 2013
†Crocodylus gariepensis Pickford 2003
†Crocodylus gaudense Hulke 1871
†Crocodylus greenwoodi Suneja et al. 1977
†Crocodylus grypus Cope 1875
Crocodylus johnstoni Krefft 1873 [Freshwater crocodile]
†Crocodylus megarhinus Andrews 1905
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Invalid names: Crocodilus articeps Andrews 1905 [synonym]
Crocodylus moreletii Dumeril and Bibron 1851 [Morelet's crocodile]
Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti 1768 [Nile crocodile]
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Invalid names: Crocodylus madagascariensis Grandidier 1872 [synonym]
†Crocodylus palaeindicus Falconer 1859
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Invalid names: Crocodylus sivalensis Lydekker 1886 [synonym]
Crocodylus palustris Lesson 1831 [mugger crocodile]
†Crocodylus parvus Osborn et al. 1878
†Crocodylus polyodon Cope 1873
Crocodylus porosus Schneider 1801 [saltwater crocodile]
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Invalid names: Crocodylus nathani Longman 1924 [synonym]
Crocodylus rhombifer Cuvier 1807 [Cuban crocodile]
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Invalid names: Crocodylus antillensis Varona 1966 [synonym], Crocodylus pristinus Leidy 1868 [synonym]
Crocodylus siamensis Schneider 1801 [Siamese crocodile]
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Invalid names: Crocodylus ossifragus Dubois 1908 [synonym]
†Crocodylus solaris Marsh 1877
†Crocodylus subulatus Cope 1872
Crocodylus suchus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1807 [West African crocodile]
†Crocodylus sulciferus Cope 1872
†Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni Brochu and Storrs 2012
†Crocodylus wheelerii Cope 1875
Invalid names: Crocodylus acer Cope 1882 [nomen dubium], Crocodylus affinis Marsh 1871 [nomen dubium], Crocodylus bambolii Ristori 1890 [nomen dubium], Crocodylus caralitanus Capellini 1890 [nomen oblitum], Crocodylus niloticus kaisensis Swinton 1926 [nomen dubium], Crocodylus ziphodon Marsh 1871 [nomen nudum], Limnosaurus Marsh 1872 [nomen nudum]
G. †Dzungarisuchus Dong 1974
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G. Mecistops Gray 1844
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†Mecistops nkondoensis Pickford 1994
G. †Tadzhikosuchus Efimov 1982
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Invalid names: Tadzhikosuchus kizylkumensis Nesov et al. 1989 [synonym], Tadzhikosuchus neutralis Efimov 1988 [synonym]
Invalid names: Leidyosuchinae Nopcsa 1928 [synonym]
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Unr. †Euthecodontini Cossette et al. 2020
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G. †Brochuchus Conrad et al. 2013
G. †Euthecodon Fortau 1920
G. †Kinyang Brochu et al. 2022
Unr. Osteolaemini Cossette et al. 2020
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G. Osteolaemus Cope 1860
G. †Rimasuchus Storrs 2003
G. †Voay Brochu 2007
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†Voay robustus Grandidier and Vaillant 1872
G. †Tzaganosuchus Efimov 1983
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†Tzaganosuchus infansis Efimov 1983
G. †Zhyrasuchus Nesov et al.
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†Zhyrasuchus angustifrons Nesov et al. 1989
Invalid names: Allognathosuchidae Case 1925 [synonym], Euthecodontinae Ginsburg and Buffetaut 1978 [empty], Leptorramphus Ambrosetti 1890 [nomen dubium], Oxysdonsaurus Ambrosetti 1890 [nomen dubium], Oxysdonsaurus striatus Ambrosetti 1890 [nomen dubium], Thoracosaurinae Cope 1871 [empty]
Unr. †Mekosuchinae Balouet and Buffetaut 1987
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G. †Australosuchus Willis and Molnar 1991
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†Australosuchus clarkae Willis and Molnar 1991
G. †Kalthifrons Yates and Pledge 2017
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†Kalthifrons aurivellensis Yates and Pledge 2017
G. †Kambara Willis et al. 1993
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†Kambara implexidens Salisbury and Willis 1996
†Kambara molnari Holt et al. 2005
†Kambara murgonensis Willis et al. 1993
†Kambara taraina Buchanan 2009
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G. †Baru Willis et al. 1990
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†Baru darrowi Willis et al. 1990
†Baru huberi Willis 1997
†Baru iylwenpeny Yates et al. 2023
†Baru wickeni Willis 1997
G. †Mekosuchus Balouet and Buffetaut 1987
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†Mekosuchus inexpectatus Balouet and Buffetaut 1987
†Mekosuchus kalpokasi Mead et al. 2002
†Mekosuchus sanderi Willis 2001
G. †Paludirex Ristevski et al. 2020
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†Paludirex gracilis Willis and Molnar 1997
†Paludirex vincenti Ristevski et al. 2020
G. †Quinkana Molnar 1982
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†Quinkana babarra Willis and Mackness 1996
†Quinkana fortirostrum Molnar 1982
†Quinkana meboldi Willis 1997
†Quinkana timara Megirian 1994
G. †Trilophosuchus Willis 1993
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†Trilophosuchus rackhami Willis 1993
G. †Volia Molnar et al. 2002
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†Volia athollandersoni Molnar et al. 2002
G. †Ultrastenos Stein et al. 2016
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†Ultrastenos willisi Stein et al. 2016
G. †Prodiplocynodon Mook 1941
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†Prodiplocynodon langi Mook 1941
G. †Qianshanosuchus Boerman et al. 2023
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†Qianshanosuchus youngi Boerman et al. 2023
Invalid names: Pallimnarchus De Vis 1886 [nomen dubium], Pallimnarchus pollens De Vis 1886 [nomen dubium]
Unr. Gavialoidea Brochu 1997
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G. †Dolichochampsa Gasparini and Buffetaut 1980
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†Dolichochampsa minima Gasparini and Buffetaut 1980
G. †Dollosuchoides Brochu 2007
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†Dollosuchoides densmorei Brochu 2007
Unr. Gavialidae Adams 1854
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G. †Aktiogavialis Vélez-Juarbe et al. 2007
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†Aktiogavialis caribesi Salas-Gismondi et al. 2019
†Aktiogavialis puertoricensis Vélez-Juarbe et al. 2007
G. †Argochampsa Hua and Jouve 2004
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†Argochampsa krebsi Hua and Jouve 2004
G. †Dadagavialis Salas-Gismondi et al. 2019
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†Dadagavialis gunai Salas-Gismondi et al. 2019
G. †Eogavialis Buffetaut 1982
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†Eogavialis africanum Andrews 1901
†Eogavialis andrewsi Storrs 2003
†Eogavialis gavialoides Andrews 1905
G. †Eosuchus Dollo 1907
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†Eosuchus lerichei Dollo 1907
†Eosuchus minor Marsh 1870
G. †Eothoracosaurus Brochu 2004
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G. †Gavialinum Jourdan 1892
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†Gavialinum rhodani Jourdan 1892
G. Gavialis Oppel 1811 [gharial]
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†Gavialis bengawanicus Dubois 1908
†Gavialis browni Mook 1932
Gavialis gangeticus Gmelin 1789 [Gharial]
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Invalid names: Gavialis hysudricus Lydekker 1886 [synonym]
†Gavialis lewisi Lull 1944
Gavialis priscus Soemmering 1815
Unr. †Gryposuchinae Vélez-Juarbe et al. 2007
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G. †Gryposuchus Gürich 1912
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†Gryposuchus colombianus Langston 1965
†Gryposuchus croizati Riff and Aguilera 2008
†Gryposuchus jessei Gürich 1912
†Gryposuchus neogaeus Rusconi 1933
†Gryposuchus pachakamue Salas-Gismondi et al. 2016
G. †Hanyusuchus Iijima et al. 2022
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†Hanyusuchus sinensis Iijima et al. 2022
G. †Hesperogavialis Bocquentin Villanueva and Buffetaut 1981
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†Hesperogavialis cruxenti Bocquentin Villanueva and Buffetaut 1981
G. †Ikanogavialis Sill 1970
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†Ikanogavialis gameroi Sill 1970
G. †Penghusuchus Shan et al. 2009
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†Penghusuchus pani Shan et al. 2009
G. †Piscogavialis Kraus 1998
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G. †Portugalosuchus Mateus et al. 2019
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†Portugalosuchus azenhae Mateus et al. 2019
G. †Rhamphostomopsis Rusconi 1933
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†Rhamphostomopsis neogaeus Rusconi 1933
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Invalid names: Rhamphostoma neogaea Burmeister 1885 [replaced], Rhamphostomopsis intermedius Rusconi 1935 [synonym]
Invalid names: Rhamphostoma Burmeister 1885 [replaced]
G. †Sacacosuchus Salas-Gismondi et al. 2022
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†Sacacosuchus cordovai Salas-Gismondi et al. 2022
G. †Siquisiquesuchus Brochu and Rincón 2004
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†Siquisiquesuchus venezuelensis Brochu and Rincón 2004
G. †Thoracosaurus Leidy 1852
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†Thoracosaurus borissiaki Efimov 1988
†Thoracosaurus macrorhynchus de Blainville 1855
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Invalid names: Thoracosaurus scanicus Troedsson 1924 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Crocodilus clavirostris Morton 1845 [synonym], Crocodilus dekayi Leidy 1852 [objective synonym], Holopsisuchus brevispinus Cope 1869 [synonym], Hyposaurus fraterculus Cope 1869 [synonym], Thoracosaurus meirsanus Troxell 1925 [synonym], Thoracosaurus mullicensis Troxell 1925 [synonym]
Invalid names: Holopsisuchus Kuhn 1961 [synonym], Sphenosaurus Agassiz 1849 [synonym]
Unr. Tomistominae Eastman 1902
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G. †Dollosuchus Swinton 1937
G. †Ferganosuchus Efimov 1982
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†Ferganosuchus planus Efimov 1982
G. †Maomingosuchus Shan et al. 2017
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†Maomingosuchus acutirostris Massonne et al. 2021
G. †Megadontosuchus Mook 1955
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†Megadontosuchus arduini De Zigno 1880
G. †Melitosaurus Owen 1850
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G. †Paratomistoma Brochu and Gingerich 2000
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†Paratomistoma courtii Brochu and Gingerich 2000
G. †Rhamphosuchus Lydekker 1886
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†Rhamphosuchus crassidens Cautley and Falconer 1840
G. †Sakhibaghoon Malkani et al. 2022
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†Sakhibaghoon khizari Malkani et al. 2022
G. Tomistoma Müller 1846 [false gharial]
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†Tomistoma borisovi Efimov 1988
†Tomistoma brumpti Joleaud 1920
†Tomistoma calaritanum Capellini 1890
†Tomistoma champsoides Owen 1850
†Tomistoma coppensi Pickford 1994
†Tomistoma dowsoni Fourtau 1918
†Tomistoma gaudense Hulke 1871
†Tomistoma kerunense Andrews 1905
†Tomistoma lusitanica Antunes 1961
†Tomistoma lusitanicum Antunes 1961
Tomistoma schlegelii Müller 1846
†Tomistoma tandoni Sahni and Mishra 1975
Invalid names: Tomistoma cairense Müller 1927 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Atacisaurus Astre 1931 [nomen dubium], Atacisaurus glareae Astre 1931 [nomen dubium], Gavialis breviceps Pilgrim 1912 [nomen dubium], Gavialis curvirostris Lydekker 1886 [nomen dubium], Gavialis leptodus Cautley 1868 [nomen dubium], Gavialis pachyrhynchus Lydekker 1886 [nomen dubium], Tomistoma lyceense Costa 1864 [nomen dubium]
G. †Toyotamaphimeia Aoki 1983
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†Toyotamaphimeia machikanense Kobatake et al. 1965
†Toyotamaphimeia machikanensis Kobatake et al. 1965
Invalid names: Gavialinae Nopcsa 1923 [empty]
G. †Gavialosuchus Toula and Kail 1885
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†Gavialosuchus antiquus Leidy 1852
†Gavialosuchus eggenburgensis Toula and Kail 1885
Invalid names: Megalodelphis Kellogg 1944 [synonym]
G. †Gunggamarandu Ristevski et al. 2021
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†Gunggamarandu maunala Ristevski et al. 2021
G. †Harpacochampsa Megirian et al. 1991
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†Harpacochampsa camfieldensis Megirian et al. 1991
G. †Kentisuchus Mook 1955
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†Kentisuchus astrei Jouve 2016
†Kentisuchus spenceri Buckland 1836
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Invalid names: Crocodilus champsoides Owen 1849 [synonym], Crocodilus toliapicus Owen 1849 [synonym]
G. †Maroccosuchus Jonet and Wouters 1977
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†Maroccosuchus zennaroi Jonet and Wouters 1977
G. †Ocepesuchus Jouve et al. 2008
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†Ocepesuchus eoafricanus Jouve et al. 2008
G. †Thecachampsa Cope 1867
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†Thecachampsa antiquus Leidy 1852
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Invalid names: Thecachampsa contusor Cope 1867 [synonym]
†Thecachampsa carolinensis Erickson and Sawyer 1996
†Thecachampsa minor Marsh 1870
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†Gavialosuchus americana lusitanica Vianna and Moraes 1945
Invalid names: Megalodelphis magnidens Kellogg 1944 [synonym], Thecachampsa sicaria Cope 1869 [synonym], Tomistoma americana Sellards 1915 [synonym]
G. †Thecachampsoides Norell and Storrs 1989
Invalid names: Crocodilus basifissus Owen 1849 [nomen dubium], Crocodilus basitruncatus Owen 1849 [nomen dubium], Crocodilus fastigiatus Leidy 1851 [nomen dubium], Crocodilus marylandicus Clarke 1895 [nomen dubium], Crocodilus obscurus Leidy 1865 [nomen dubium], Crocodilus tenebrosus Leidy 1865 [nomen dubium], Holopsisuchus cordatus Cope 1869 [nomen dubium], Holopsisuchus glyptodon Cope 1869 [nomen dubium], Holopsisuchus pneumaticus Cope 1872 [nomen dubium], Thecachampsa serratus Cope 1872 [nomen dubium], Thoracosaurus grandis Leidy 1852 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Rhynchosuchidae Huxley [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoreuc
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:59
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:59
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bathonian to the top of the Holocene or 168.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 166.1 Ma

Collections (819 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1France (Rhône-Alpes) Gavialinum rhodani (200133)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian155.7 - 145.0USA (Colorado) Crocodylidae indet. (45975)
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5China (Sichuan) Gavialidae indet. (71791 71792)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9USA (Utah) Crocodylidae indet. (27025)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Holops brevispinus (129263)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Thoracosaurus neocesariensis (127182)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Portugal Portugalosuchus azenhae (198029)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (New Mexico) Crocodylidae indet. (52360)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Uzbekistan (Navoi) Tadzhikosuchus kizylkumensis, Zhyrasuchus angustifrons (75943)
Early/Lower Santonian85.8 - 83.5Tajikistan (Sogd) Tadzhikosuchus macrodentis (58701)
Late/Upper Santonian - Middle Campanian85.8 - 70.6USA (Missouri) Crocodilidae indet. (45679)
Late/Upper Santonian - Middle Campanian85.8 - 70.6USA (Georgia) Thoracosaurus neocesariensis (35289)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1New Zealand (South Island) Crocodilus sp. (101382)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Sweden Aigialosuchus villandensis (102883)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Russian Federation (Penza) Thoracosaurinae indet. (92329)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mexico (Coahuila) Gavialoidea indet. (35360)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Mexico) Crocodylidae indet. (222090) Thoracosaurus sp. (36449)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Brachyuranochampsa sp. (22659) Crocodylidae indet. (55352)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (South Carolina) Gavialoidea indet. (180790 201600)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Thoracosaurus mullicensis, Holops glyptodon (52504) Thoracosaurus sp. (57916)