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Paracrocodylomorpha
Taxonomy
Paracrocodylomorpha was named by Parrish (1993). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Nesbitt (2011).
It was assigned to Rauisuchia by Parrish (1993); and to Suchia by Weinbaum and Hungerbühler (2007) and Nesbitt (2011).
It was assigned to Rauisuchia by Parrish (1993); and to Suchia by Weinbaum and Hungerbühler (2007) and Nesbitt (2011).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1993 | Paracrocodylomorpha Parrish p. 290 fig. 1 |
2007 | Paracrocodylomorpha Weinbaum and Hungerbühler p. 141 |
2011 | Paracrocodylomorpha Nesbitt p. 196 fig. 51 |
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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. Paracrocodylomorpha Parrish 1993
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Unr. Loricata Merrem 1820
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Unr. Crocodylomorpha Hay 1930 [crocodilian]
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G. †Dibothrosuchus Simmons 1965
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Unr. †Gondwanasuchia Carvalho et al. 2004
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Invalid names: Chimaerasuchidae Carvalho et al. 2004 [empty]
G. †Mycomorphoolithus Moreno-Azanza et al. 2015
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†Mycomorphoolithus kohringi Moreno-Azanza et al. 2015
G. †Saltoposuchus von Huene 1921
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†Saltoposuchus connectens Huene 1921
†Saltoposuchus longipes Huene 1921
Unr. †Solidocrania Ruebenstahl et al. 2022
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Subor. Crocodyliformes Hay 1930
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G. †Entradasuchus Hunt and Lockley 1995
Fm. †Gobiosuchidae Osmolska 1972
G. †Karatausuchus Efimov 1976
Fm. Krokolithidae Kohring and Hirsch 1996 [crocodile eggshell]
Unr. †Mesoeucrocodylia Whetstone and Whybrow 1983
G. †Neuquensuchus Fiorelli and Calvo 2007 [Neuquen crocodile]
G. †Platyognathus Young 1944
Unr. †Protosuchia Mook 1934
Fm. †Protosuchidae Brown 1934
Unr. †Shartegosuchoidea Dollman et al. 2018
Invalid names: Crocodilus blavieri Gray 1831 [nomen dubium], Crocodilus provencialis Giebel 1847 [nomen dubium], Kemkemia Cau and Maganuco 2009 [nomen dubium], Kemkemia auditorei Cau and Maganuco 2009 [nomen dubium], Lisboasaurus Seiffert 1975 [nomen dubium], Lisboasaurus estesi Seiffert 1975 [nomen dubium], Metasuchia Benton and Clark 1988 [empty], Microchampsa Young 1951 [nomen dubium], Microchampsa scutata Young 1951 [nomen dubium]
Unr. †Thalattosuchia Fraas 1901 [marine crocodile]
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Fm. †Metriorhynchidae Fitzinger 1843
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G. †Capellineosuchus Romer 1966
Subfm. †Geosaurinae Lydekker 1889
Subfm. †Metriorhynchinae Buchy 2008
G. †Metriorhynchus von Meyer 1830
Invalid names: Aggiosaurus Ambayrac 1913 [nomen dubium], Geosauridae Bonaparte 1850 [synonym]
Superfm. †Metriorhynchoidea Young 2010
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G. †Magyarosuchus Osi et al. 2018
G. †Opisuchus Aiglstorfer et al. 2019
G. †Zoneait Wilberg 2015
G. †Mystriosaurus Munster 1834
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†Mystriosaurus laurillardi Kaup 1837
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Invalid names: Steneosaurus brevior Tate and Blake 1876 [synonym]
Invalid names: Engyommasaurus Kaup 1834 [synonym], Macrospondylus Meyer 1830 [synonym]
G. †Pelagosaurus Bronn 1841
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†Pelagosaurus typus Bronn 1841
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Invalid names: Crocodilus temporalis de Blainville 1835 [synonym], Mosellaesaurus rostrominor Monard 1846 [synonym]
Invalid names: Mosellaesaurus Monard 1846 [synonym]
G. †Teleidosaurus Eudes-Deslongchamps 1869
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†Teleidosaurus calvadosii Eudes-Deslongchamps 1866
†Teleidosaurus joberti Eudes-Deslongchamps 1867
Invalid names: Teleidosaurus bathonicus Mercier 1933 [nomen dubium]
Fm. †Teleosauridae Geoffroy 1831
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G. †Crocodilaemus Jourdan 1857
G. †Haematosaurus Sauvage 1874
G. †Indosinosuchus Martin et al. 2018
G. †Mycterosuchus Andrews 1913
G. †Platysuchus Westphal 1961
G. †Steneosaurus Saint-Hilaire 1825
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Invalid names: Glaphyrorhynchus Meyer 1842 [synonym], Leptocranius Bronn 1837 [synonym], Sericodon Meyer 1845 [synonym]
G. †Teleosaurus Geoffroy 1825
Invalid names: Megalosaurus mersensis Lapparent 1955 [nomen dubium], Teleosaurinae Saint-Hilaire 1831 [empty]
Superfm. †Teleosauroidea Saint-Hilaire 1831
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G. †Andrianavoay Johnson et al. 2020
G. †Bathysuchus Foffa et al. 2019
G. †Charitomenosuchus Johnson et al. 2020
G. †Clovesuurdameredeor Johnson et al. 2020
G. †Deslongchampsina Johnson et al. 2019
Tr. †Machimosaurini Jouve et al. 2016
G. †Neosteneosaurus Johnson et al. 2020
G. †Plagiophthalmosuchus Johnson et al. 2020
G. †Seldsienean Johnson et al. 2020
Invalid names: Machimosauridae Johnson et al. 2022 [empty]
Invalid names: Mesosauria Giebel 1847 [synonym], Steneosaurus gerthi Huene 1927 [nomen dubium]
G. †Trialestes Bonaparte 1982
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†Trialestes romeri Reig 1963
Invalid names: Triassolestes Reig 1963 [replaced]
Invalid names: Crocodilus humilis Leidy 1856 [nomen dubium], Crocodilus kutchensis Tandon 1971 [nomen dubium], Crocodilus proavus Seeley 1881 [nomen dubium], Crocodilus vetustus Matheron 1869 [nomen dubium], Diplosaurus nanus Marsh 1895 [nomen dubium], Erythrochampsa Haughton 1924 [nomen dubium], Erythrochampsa longipes Haughton 1924 [nomen dubium], Gavialiformes Hay 1930 [empty], Goniopholidiformes Hay 1930 [empty], Goniopholis minor Koken 1887 [nomen dubium], Sphenosuchia [invalid subgroup], Sphenosuchidae Huene 1922 [empty], Stegomosuchus Huene 1922 [nomen dubium], Stegomus longipes Emerson and Loomis 1904 [nomen dubium], Thoracosaurus bahiensis Marsh 1869 [nomen dubium]
Or. †Phytosauromorphi Hay 1930
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Invalid names: Aetosauriformes Hay 1930 [empty], Desmatosuchiformes Hay 1930 [empty], Phytosauriformes Hay 1930 [empty]
G. †Prestosuchus Huene 1942
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Unr. †Rauisuchidae Huene 1942 [rauisuchid]
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G. †Fenhosuchus Young 1964
G. †Lupersuchus
G. †Postosuchus Chatterjee 1985
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†Postosuchus alisonae Peyer et al. 2008
†Postosuchus kirkpatricki Chatterjee 1985
Subfm. †Rauisuchinae Huene 1942
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G. †Teratosaurus Meyer 1861
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†Teratosaurus bengalensis Das-Gupta 1928
†Teratosaurus lloydi Owen 1841
†Teratosaurus schuetzii Fraas 1900
†Teratosaurus suevicus Meyer 1861
Invalid names: Megalosauri Fitzinger 1843 [empty]
Unr. †Poposauroidea Nopcsa 1923
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Unr. †Ctenosauriscidae Kuhn 1964
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G. †Bromsgroveia Galton 1985
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G. †Ctenosauriscus Kuhn 1964
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†Ctenosauriscus koeneni Huene 1902
Invalid names: Ctenosaurus Huene 1902 [replaced]
Invalid names: Paracrocodyliformes Weinbaum and Hungerbühler 2007 [empty]
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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S. J. Nesbitt 2011 | The least inclusive clade containing Poposaurus gracilis Mehl, 1915, and Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti, 1768 |
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Olenekian to the top of the Holocene or 251.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 247.2 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 247.2 Ma
Collections (4022 total)
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Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Induan - Smithian | India (West Bengal) | Teratosaurus bengalensis (117188) | |
Spathian | Germany (Niedersachsen) | Ctenosaurus koeneni (109489) | |
Olenekian | Russian Federation (Komi) | Vytshegdosuchus zheshartensis (85454) | |
Olenekian | Russian Federation (Volgograd) | Bystrowisuchus flerovi, Scythosuchus basileus, Scolotosuchus basileus (27343) | |
Olenekian - Anisian | China (Shaanxi) | Xilousuchus sapingensis (98594) | |
Aegean - Bithynian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Ctenosauriscus sp. (109490) | |
Aegean - Bithynian | USA (Arizona) | Arizonasaurus babbitti (95094) Arizonasaurus babbitti, Poposauroidea indet. (95095 95112) Arizonasaurus babbitti, Poposauroidea new species (95092) Arizonasaurus babbitti, Poposauroidea unnamed species (34888) | |
Aegean - Bithynian | USA (New Mexico) | Arizonasaurus babbitti, Poposauroidea new species (135441) | |
Anisian | Tanzania (Ruvuma) | Hypselorhachis mirabilis (93024) Mandasuchus tanyauchen (194380 194381) Saurischia indet. (194382) | |
Anisian | United Kingdom (England) | Bromsgroveia walkeri (97695) Bromsgroveia walkeri, Megalosaurus sp., Thecodontosaurus sp. (57944) | |
Anisian | China (Hunan) | Lotosaurus adentus (92024) | |
Anisian | Canada (Nova Scotia) | Rauisuchidae indet. (227834) | |
Anisian | Russian Federation (Orenburg) | Vjushkovisaurus berdjanensis (97409) | |
Anisian | Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) | Vjushkovisaurus berdjanensis (97415) | |
Anisian | China (Hubei) | Lotosaurus sp. (97694) | |
Pelsonian | China (Guizhou) | Qianosuchus mixtus (88049) | |
Anisian - Ladinian | Namibia | Erythrosuchus africanus (99462) | |
Middle Triassic | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Zanclodon schutzii (77928) | |
Anisian - Carnian | Zambia (Eastern) | Loricata indet. (151894) | |
Middle Triassic - Late/Upper Triassic | Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) | Prestosuchus chiniquensis (188977) |