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Proterochampsia

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Proterochampsia was named by Kischlat (2000). It is not extant. It was considered monophyletic by Nesbitt (2011).

It was assigned to Archosauriformes by Langer et al. (2007), Nesbitt (2011) and Ezcurra et al. (2015); and to Eucrocopoda by Ezcurra (2016) and Wynd et al. (2020).

Subtaxa
Barberenachampsa, Doswelliidae, Proterochampsidae
Sister taxa
Doswelliidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Proterochampsia Kischlat
2007Proterochampsia Langer et al.
2011Proterochampsia Nesbitt p. 191 fig. 51
2015Proterochampsia Ezcurra et al.
2016Proterochampsia Ezcurra
2020Proterochampsia Wynd et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—ProterochampsiaKischlat 2000
—ProterochampsiaKischlat 2000

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. †Proterochampsia Kischlat 2000
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G. †Barberenachampsa Kischlat 2000
Unr. †Doswelliidae Weems 1980
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G. †Ankylosuchus Lucas et al. 2013
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†Ankylosuchus chinlegroupensis Lucas et al. 2013
G. †Archeopelta Desojo et al. 2011
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†Archeopelta arborensis Desojo et al. 2011
G. †Doswellia Weems 1980
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†Doswellia kaltenbachi Weems 1980
G. †Jaxtasuchus Schoch and Sues 2014
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†Jaxtasuchus salomoni Schoch and Sues 2014
G. †Rugarhynchos Wynd et al. 2020
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†Rugarhynchos sixmilensis Heckert et al. 2012
G. †Tarjadia Arcucci and Marsicano 1999
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†Tarjadia ruthae Arcucci and Marsicano 1999
G. †Vancleavea Long and Murry 1995
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†Vancleavea campi Long and Murry 1995
Fm. †Proterochampsidae Romer 1966
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G. †Cerritosaurus Price 1946
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G. †Proterochampsa Reig 1959
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†Proterochampsa nodosa Barberena 1982
Subfm. †Rhadinosuchinae Hofstetter 1955
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G. †Chanaresuchus Romer 1971
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G. †Gualosuchus Romer 1971
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†Gualosuchus reigi Romer 1971
G. †Pseudochampsa Trotteyn and Ezcurra 2014
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†Pseudochampsa ischigualastensis Trotteyn et al. 2012
G. †Rhadinosuchus Huene 1942
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†Rhadinosuchus gracilis Huene 1942
G. †Stenoscelida Müller et al. 2022
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†Stenoscelida aurantiacus Müller et al. 2022
G. †Tropidosuchus Arcucci 1990
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†Tropidosuchus romeri Arcucci 1990
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. J. Nesbitt 2011The most inclusive clade containing Proterochampa barrionuevoi Reig, 1959, but not Euparkeria capensis Broom, 1913, Erythrosuchus africanus Broom, 1905, Passer domesticus Linnaeus, 1758, or Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti, 1768 (new).