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Laganosuchus maghrebensis

Reptilia - Stomatosuchidae

Taxonomy
Laganosuchus maghrebensis was named by Sereno and Larsson (2009). Its type specimen is UCRC PV2, a mandible (anterior portion of the left dentary), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Laganosuchus maghrebensis type locality, which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial horizon in Morocco.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Laganosuchus maghrebensis Sereno and Larsson p. 85

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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
familyStomatosuchidaeStromer 1925
genusLaganosuchus
speciesmaghrebensis

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.

†Laganosuchus maghrebensis Sereno and Larsson 2009
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:39:01
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:39:01
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015, Benton 1983

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Algeria (Béchar) Laganosuchus maghrebensis (224513)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) Laganosuchus maghrebensis (92633 type locality: 92634)