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Fortignathus felixi

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Elosuchus felixi was named by de Lapparent de Broin (2002). Its type specimen is MNHN INA 25, a mandible (left dentary and partial splenials), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is In Abangarit-Tamesna, which is in an Albian/Cenomanian deltaic sandstone/claystone in the Echkar Formation of Niger. It is the type species of Fortignathus.

It was recombined as Fortignathus felixi by Young et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Elosuchus felixi de Lapparent de Broin p. 283 figs. 2M-Q
2016Fortignathus felixi Young 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
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
RankNameAuthor
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
infraorderNotosuchiaGasparini 1971
ZiphosuchiaOrtega et al. 2000
Sebecia
Peirosauridae(Gasparini 1982)
genusFortignathus
speciesfelixi()

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Fortignathus felixi de Lapparent de Broin 2002
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
F. de Lapparent de Broin 2002Short nearly vertical premaxillary part before the nare. Nineteen dentary teeth. Just slightly widened symphysis at teeth 4, forward narrowed, even in the large adult. Jaw with more accentuated waves in lateral view than in E. cherifiensis.