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Luperosuchus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Luperosuchus was named by Romer (1971). It is not extant. Its type is Luperosuchus fractus.

It was assigned to Rauisuchidae by Romer (1971) and Long and Murry (1995); and to Rauisuchia by Desojo and Arcucci (2009).

Species
L. fractus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Luperosuchus Romer p. 2 figs. 1-4
1995Luperosuchus Long and Murry p. 119
2009Luperosuchus Desojo and Arcucci p. 1311

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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
RankNameAuthor
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
SuchiaKrebs 1974
Paracrocodylomorpha
Loricata(Merrem 1820)
Rauisuchidae(Huene 1942)
genusLuperosuchus

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. †Luperosuchus Romer 1971
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Luperosuchus fractus Romer 1971
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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, Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Ladinian or 242.00000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Argentina (La Rioja) L. fractus (13003 26092 60296)