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Acresuchus

Reptilia

Taxonomy

Acresuchus was named by Souza-Filho et al. (2019). Its type is Acresuchus pachytemporalis.

It was assigned to Caimaninae by Souza-Filho et al. (2019); and to Jacarea by Rio and Mannion (2021).

Species

A. pachytemporalis (type species), Caiman niteroiensis, Caiman pachytemporalis

Synonyms

Caiman niteroiensis was named by Souza Filho and Bocquetin (1991). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Niteroi, which is in a Tortonian fluvial-lacustrine claystone/conglomerate in the Solimões Formation of Brazil.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Negri and Ferigolo (1999); it was considered a nomen nudum by Souza-Filho et al. (2019).
Caiman pachytemporalis was named by Souza-Filho (1998).

It was considered a nomen nudum by Souza-Filho et al. (2019).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1991	Caiman niteroiensis Souza Filho and Bocquetin
1998	Caiman pachytemporalis Souza-Filho
2019	Acresuchus Souza-Filho et al.
2021	Acresuchus Rio and Mannion

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
—	Sauropsida
class	Reptilia
subclass	Eureptilia	()
—	Romeriida
—	Diapsida	()

Rank	Name	Author
—	Archosauromorpha	(Huene 1946)
—	Crocopoda
—	Archosauriformes	Gauthier 1986
—	Eucrocopoda
—	Archosauria	()
—	Pseudosuchia	(Zittel 1890)
—	Suchia	Krebs 1974
—	Paracrocodylomorpha
—	Loricata	(Merrem 1820)
—	Crocodylomorpha	()
—	Solidocrania
suborder	Crocodyliformes
—	Mesoeucrocodylia	Whetstone and Whybrow 1983
—	Neosuchia	Clark 1988
suborder	Eusuchia	Huxley 1875
—	Crocodylia	(Owen 1842)
—	Alligatoroidea	(Gray 1844)
—	Globidonta
—	Alligatoridae	(Gray 1844)
—	Caimaninae
—	Jacarea	(Gray 1844)
genus	Acresuchus

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.

G. †Acresuchus Souza-Filho et al. 2019

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†Acresuchus pachytemporalis Souza-Filho et al. 2019

Invalid names: Caiman niteroiensis Souza Filho and Bocquetin 1991 [nomen nudum], Caiman pachytemporalis Souza-Filho 1998 [nomen nudum]

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, Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Tortonian or 11.60800 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (7 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Tortonian	11.62 - 7.246	Brazil (Amazonas)	A. pachytemporalis (67386)
Tortonian	11.62 - 7.246	Brazil (Acre)	A. pachytemporalis (144739) Caiman niteroiensis (55602 136717)
Late/Upper Miocene	11.608 - 5.333	Brazil (Acre)	A. pachytemporalis (136720 191932)
Late/Upper Miocene	11.608 - 5.333	Venezuela (Falcón)	A. pachytemporalis (219762)