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Apachesuchus heckerti

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Apachesuchus heckerti was named by Spielmann and Lucas (2012). Its type specimen is NNMNH P-31100, an osteoderm (left dorsal paramedian osteoderm), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is NMMNH L-4211, Apache Canyon, which is in a Norian channel lag conglomerate/mudstone in the Redonda Formation of New Mexico. It is the type species of Apachesuchus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Apachesuchus heckerti Spielmann and Lucas
2013Apachesuchus heckerti Desojo et al.
2016Apachesuchus heckerti 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
—Sauropsida
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
—SuchiaKrebs 1974
—Aetosauria(Lydekker 1889)
—Stagonolepididae(Lydekker 1887)
subfamilyAetosaurinae(Baur 1887)
—Typothoracisinae
genusApachesuchus
speciesheckerti

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.

†Apachesuchus heckerti Spielmann and Lucas 2012
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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: Norian or 228.00000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (New Mexico) Neoaetosauroides sp. (type locality: 93672)