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Krokolithes

Reptilia - Krokolithidae

Taxonomy
Krokolithes was named by Hirsch (1985). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Crocodylia by Vianey-Liaud et al. (2014); and to Krokolithidae by Kohring and Hirsch (1996), Jackson and Varricchio (2010) and Moreno-Azanza et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Krokolithes Hirsch
1996Krokolithes Kohring and Hirsch
2010Krokolithes Jackson and Varricchio p. 1152
2014Krokolithes Vianey-Liaud et al. p. 571
2016Krokolithes Moreno-Azanza et al. p. 313

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
SuchiaKrebs 1974
Paracrocodylomorpha
Loricata(Merrem 1820)
Crocodylomorpha()
Solidocrania
suborderCrocodyliformes
familyKrokolithidae
genusKrokolithesHirsch 1985

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. †Krokolithes Hirsch 1985
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Krokolithes helleri Kohring and Hirsch 1996
Krokolithes wilsoni Hirsch 1985
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Benton 1983

Age range: base of the Middle Tithonian to the top of the MP 26 or 150.80000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Portugal (Centro) K. dinophilus (49248)
Late/Upper Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Spain (La Rioja) Krokolithidae indet. (224944)
Valanginian - Hauterivian139.8 - 129.4Spain (Zaragoza) Neosuchia indet. (61330)
Late/Upper Hauterivian - Early/Lower Barremian136.4 - 125.45Spain (Aragón) K. sp. (84212)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Spain (Aragón) K. sp. (53921)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Montana) K. sp. (94368)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) K. sp. (22698 47816)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) K. sp. (45240)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain (Aragón) Megaloolithidae indet. (45437) Spheroolithus europaeus (224902)
MP 2628.4 - 23.03France (Gard) K. sp. (172927)