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Desmatosuchia

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Desmatosuchia was named by Case (1920).

It was synonymized subjectively with Desmatosuchiformes by Hay (1930).

It was assigned to Phytosauria by Case (1920); to Reptilia by Case (1922); and to Stagonolepididae by Parker (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Desmatosuchia Case p. 529
1922Desmatosuchia Case p. 48
2016Desmatosuchia Parker

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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
—Aetosauria(Lydekker 1889)
—Stagonolepididae(Lydekker 1887)
suborderDesmatosuchia
suborderDesmatosuchia

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.

Subor. †Desmatosuchia Case 1920
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Subfm. †Desmatosuchinae Huene 1942
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G. †Acaenasuchus Long and Murry 1995
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†Acaenasuchus geoffreyi Long and Murry 1995
G. †Adamanasuchus Lucas et al. 2007
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†Adamanasuchus eisenhardtae Lucas et al. 2007
G. †Calyptosuchus Long and Ballew 1985
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†Calyptosuchus wellesi Long and Ballew 1985
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Invalid names: Acompsosaurus wingatensis Mehl 1915 [synonym]
Invalid names: Acompsosaurus Mehl 1915 [synonym]
Unr. †Desmatosuchini Parker 2016
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G. †Desmatosuchus Case 1920
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†Desmatosuchus smalli Parker 2005
G. †Gorgetosuchus Heckert et al. 2015
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†Gorgetosuchus pekinensis Heckert et al. 2015
G. †Longosuchus Hunt and Lucas 1990
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†Longosuchus meadei Sawin 1947
G. †Lucasuchus Long and Murry 1995
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†Lucasuchus hunti Long and Murry 1995
G. †Sierritasuchus Parker et al. 2008
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†Sierritasuchus macalpini Parker et al. 2008
G. †Neoaetosauroides Bonaparte 1969
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†Neoaetosauroides engaeus Bonaparte 1969
G. †Scutarx Parker 2016
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†Scutarx deltatylus Parker 2016
Subfm. †Stagonolepininae Heckert and Lucas 2000
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G. †Polesinesuchus Roberto-da-Silva et al. 2014
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†Polesinesuchus aurelioi Roberto-da-Silva et al. 2014
G. †Stagonolepis Agassiz 1844
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†Stagonolepis olenkae Sulej 2010
†Stagonolepis robertsoni Agassiz 1844
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Invalid names: Ebrachosaurus singularis Kuhn 1936 [synonym]
Invalid names: Ebrachosaurus Kuhn 1936 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: herbivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:33
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:33
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Tuvalian or 232.00000 to 221.50000 Ma

Collections (90 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (Texas) Stagonolepis wellesi (84271)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (North Carolina) Desmatosuchinae indet., Lucasuchus sp., Gorgetosuchus pekinensis (169982) Desmatosuchus sp. (93563) Typothorax sp. (46567)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Germany (Bayern) Ebrachosaurus singularis (97736)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Polesinesuchus aurelioi (175578)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (Wyoming) Desmatosuchus sp. (91590)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5USA (Texas) Desmatosuchus haplocerus (85485) Desmatosuchus spurensis (71977) Longosuchus meadi (98605) Lucasuchus hunti, Desmatosuchus sp. (22706 22707) Parasuchia indet. (71976) Phytosauria indet. (135662) Stagonolepis wellesi (98596)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Poland (Opole) Stagonolepis sp. (61448 82992)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Stagonolepis robertsoni (57948 89005)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Poland (Opole) Stagonolepis sp. (61449)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Texas) Calyptosuchus wellesi, Desmatosuchus haplocerus (13273) Desmatosuchinae indet. (218149) Scutarx deltatylus (218145) Stagonolepis sp. (218126) Stagonolepis wellesi (94493)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Utah) Stagonolepis sp. (92321)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (New Mexico) Acompsosaurus wingatensis (93559) Calyptosuchus sp., Desmatosuchus sp. (93611) Desmatosuchus sp. (93570 93604) Stagonolepis sp. (75663 93576) Stagonolepis sp., Desmatosuchus sp. (75651) Stagonolepis wellesi (179082)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Arizona) Acaenasuchus geoffreyi (52502 196662 215309) Acaenasuchus geoffreyi, Desmatosuchus spurensis (223390) Acaenasuchus geoffreyi, Stagonolepis wellesi (39219 52499 92850) Acaenasuchus geoffreyi, Stagonolepis wellesi, Desmatosuchus haplocerus (39160) Adamanasuchus eisenhardtae (93478) Desmatosuchus haplocerus (93353 93355) Desmatosuchus spurensis (94497) Scutarx deltatylus (182617 182618) Stagonolepis sp. (93230 93480) Stagonolepis sp., Desmatosuchus sp. (22705) Stagonolepis wellesi (52500 52501 57683 84264 84268 92322 92819 92821 92824 92912 92922 92923 93113 93115 93116 93117 93118 93119 93120 93123 93126 93127 93129 93131 93135 93226 93227 93228 93229 93232 93354 93356 93541)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Argentina (La Rioja) Neoaetosauroides engaeus (101991 105691 105692 105695 105696 105697)