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Eucrocopoda

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Eucrocopoda was named by Ezcurra (2016). It was considered monophyletic by Ezcurra (2016).

It was assigned to Archosauriformes by Ezcurra (2016) and Wynd et al. (2020).

Sister taxa
Archosauria (syn. Avesuchia), Proterochampsia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Eucrocopoda Ezcurra
2020Eucrocopoda 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
Eucrocopoda

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. †Eucrocopoda Ezcurra 2016
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Unr. Archosauria Cope 1869 [archosaur]
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Unr. †Avemetatarsalia Benton 1999
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Unr. †Aphanosauria Nesbitt et al. 2017
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G. †Dongusuchus Sennikov 1988
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Dongusuchus efremovi Sennikov 1988
G. †Spondylosoma Huene 1942
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G. †Teleocrater Charig 1967
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Teleocrater rhadinus Charig 1967
G. Yarasuchus Sen 2005
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G. †Mambachiton Nesbitt et al. 2023
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Mambachiton fiandohana Nesbitt et al. 2023
Unr. Ornithodira Gauthier 1986 [ornithodiran]
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Unr. Dinosauromorpha Benton 1985
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Unr. Dinosauriformes Novas 1992
G. †Prorotodactylus Ptaszynski 2000
Unr. †Pterosauromorpha Padian 1997
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Unr. †Lagerpetidae Arcucci 1986
Or. †Pterosauria Kaup 1834 [pterosaur]
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Invalid names: Ornithosaurii Bonaparte 1838 [synonym]
Invalid names: Prorotodactylidae Ptaszynski 2000 [empty]
Invalid names: Scleromochlidae Huene 1914 [empty]
Unr. †Pseudosuchia Zittel 1890
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Fm. †Aetosauridae Baur 1887
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Invalid names: Desmatosuchidae Case 1920 [synonym]
Superfm. †Aetosauroidea
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Invalid names: Stagonolepoidea Kuhn 1964 [synonym]
G. †Browniella Broom 1913
Fm. †Chirotheriidae Abel 1935
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G. †Brachychirotherium Beurlen 1950
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Brachychirotherium gallicum Willruth 1917
Brachychirotherium hauboldi Ptaszynski 1990
Brachychirotherium hessei Soergel 1925
Brachychirotherium kalkowensis Niedzwiedzki and Ptaszynski 2007
Brachychirotherium kuhni Demathieu and Haubold 1982
Brachychirotherium pachydactylum Demathieu and Gand 1973
Brachychirotherium paraparvum Demathieu and Oosterink 1988
Brachychirotherium parvum Hitchcock 1889
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Invalid names: Agrestipus hottoni Weems 1987 [synonym], Chirotherium copei Bock 1952 [synonym]
Brachychirotherium thuringiacum Rühle von Lilienstern 1938
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Invalid names: Brachychirotherium coburgense Aumann 1957 [synonym], Brachychirotherium dulcis Ellenberger 1970 [synonym], Brachychirotherium hassfurtense Beurlen 1950 [synonym]
Brachychirotherium wiorense Ptaszynski 2000
G. †Chirotherium Kaup 1835
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Chirotherium atlensis Biron and Dutuit 1981
Chirotherium barthii Kaup 1835
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Invalid names: Chirotherium bairdi Reig 1961 [synonym], Chirotherium gallicum Willruth 1917 [synonym], Chirotherium higuerensis Rusconi 1952 [synonym], Chirotherium kaupii Owen 1842 [synonym], Chirotherium majus Sickler 1836 [synonym], Chirotherium pfeifferi Soergel 1925 [synonym], Saurichnites auraensis Kirchner 1927 [synonym], Saurichnites gambaensis Schuster 1936 [synonym]
Chirotherium culmbachense Soergel 1925
Chirotherium ferox Demathieu 1966
Chirotherium herculis Egerton 1839
Chirotherium ladinicus Avanzini and Wachtler 2012
Chirotherium mediterraneum Demathieu and Durand 1991
Chirotherium peabodyi Faber 1958
Chirotherium praeparvum Haubold 1967
Chirotherium reiteri Moore 1873
Chirotherium rex Peabody 1948
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Invalid names: Chirotherium moquiensis Peabody 1948 [synonym]
Chirotherium sickleri Kaup 1835
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Invalid names: Chirotherium beasleyi Nopcsa 1923 [synonym], Chirotherium bipes Berthold 1835 [synonym], Chirotherium bornemanni Willruth 1917 [synonym], Chirotherium minus Sickler 1836 [synonym]
Chirotherium soergeli Haubold 1969
Chirotherium swinnertoni Sarjeant 1970
Chirotherium vorbachi Kirchner 1927
Invalid names: Chirosaurus Kaup 1835 [synonym], Krokodilipus Nopcsa 1923 [synonym], Quadridigitus Biron and Dutuit 1981 [synonym], Saurichnites Geinitz 1861 [synonym], Sphingopus Demathieu 1966 [synonym]
G. †Isochirotherium Haubold 1971
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Isochirotherium coltoni Peabody 1948
Isochirotherium coureli Demathieu 1970
Isochirotherium delicatum Courel and Demathieu 1976
Isochirotherium felenci Courel and Demathieu 1976
Isochirotherium gardettensis Petti et al. 2020
Isochirotherium gierlinskii Ptaszynski 2000
Isochirotherium herculis Egerton 1839
Isochirotherium jenense Haubold 1970
Isochirotherium lomasi Baird 1954
Isochirotherium marshalli Peabody 1948
Isochirotherium sanctacrucense Ptaszynski 1990
Isochirotherium soergeli Haubold 1969
G. †Parasynaptichnium Mietto 1987
G. †Protochirotherium Fichter and Kunz 2004
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Protochirotherium wolfhagense Fichter and Kunz 2004
Invalid names: Palaeochirotherium Fichter and Kunz 2011 [synonym]
G. †Sauropodopus Ellenberger 1970
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Sauropodopus antiquus Ellenberger 1970
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Invalid names: Deuterosauropodopus major Ellenberger 1970 [synonym]
G. †Synaptichnium Nopcsa 1923
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Synaptichnium argantobrivense Demathieu and Gand 1981
Synaptichnium chirotherioides Ptaszynski 1990
Synaptichnium diabloensis Peabody 1948
Synaptichnium hildburghausense Lilienstern 1939
Synaptichnium kotanskii Ptaszynski 2000
Synaptichnium motutongense Ellenberger 1974
Synaptichnium priscum Demathieu 1970
Synaptichnium senkowiczowae Niedzwiedzki and Ptaszynski 2007
Invalid names: Brachychirotherium tintanti Demathieu 1971 [nomen dubium], Chelonichnium Schimper 1853 [nomen dubium], Chirotherium angustum Huene 1941 [nomen dubium], Chirotherium catalaunicum Casanovas-Cladellas et al. 1979 [nomen dubium], Chirotherium huberi Bock 1952 [nomen dubium], Chirotherium ibericum Navás 1906 [nomen dubium], Chirotherium lulli Bock 1952 [nomen dubium], Chirotherium wondrai Heller 1952 [nomen dubium], Dahutherium Montenat 1968 [nomen nudum], Deuterosauropodopus Ellenberger 1970 [nomen dubium], Deuterosauropodopus minor Ellenberger 1970 [nomen dubium], Pachysaurichnium Demathieu and Weidmann 1982 [nomen dubium], Paratrisauropus Ellenberger 1970 [nomen dubium], Pentichnus Biron and Dutuit 1981 [nomen dubium], Pseudochirotherium Biron and Dutuit 1981 [nomen dubium], Shimmelia Casamiquela 1964 [nomen dubium], Swinnertonichnus Sarjeant 1967 [nomen dubium], Thecodontichnus fucinii Huene 1941 [nomen dubium]
Superfm. †Elachistosuchoidea Hoffstetter 1955
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Invalid names: Elachistosuchidae Huene 1956 [empty]
Fm. †Erpetosuchidae Watson 1917
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G. †Erpetosuchus Newton 1894
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Erpetosuchus granti Newton 1894
G. †Pagosvenator Lacerda et al. 2018
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Pagosvenator candelariensis Lacerda et al. 2018
G. †Parringtonia Huene 1939
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Parringtonia gracilis Huene 1939
Fm. †Gwyneddichniidae Bock 1952
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G. †Gwyneddichnium Bock 1952
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Gwyneddichnium majore Bock 1952
Gwyneddichnium minore Bock 1952
G. †Ingenierichnus Casamiquela 1964
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Invalid names: Ingenierichnus sierrai Casamiquela 1964 [nomen dubium]
G. †Koilamasuchus Ezcurra et al. 2010
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Koilamasuchus gonzalezdiazi Ezcurra et al. 2010
G. †Mambawakale Butler et al. 2022
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Mambawakale ruhuhu Butler et al. 2022
G. †Nundasuchus Nesbitt et al. 2014
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Nundasuchus songeaensis Nesbitt et al. 2014
Unr. †Ornithosuchidae Huene 1908
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G. †Aenigmaspina Patrick et al. 2019
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Aenigmaspina pantyffynnonensis Patrick et al. 2019
G. †Dynamosuchus Müller et al. 2020
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Dynamosuchus collisensis Müller et al. 2020
G. †Ornithosuchus Newton 1894
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Ornithosuchus woodwardi Newton 1894
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Invalid names: Ornithosuchus taylori Broom 1913 [synonym]
Invalid names: Dasygnathus Huxley 1877 [synonym]
G. †Riojasuchus Bonaparte 1969
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Riojasuchus tenuisceps Bonaparte 1969
G. †Venaticosuchus Bonaparte 1970
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Venaticosuchus rusconii Bonaparte 1970
Fm. †Pallisteriidae Charig 1967
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G. †Pallisteria Charig 1967
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Unr. †Phytosauria Jaeger 1828
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G. †Coburgosuchus Heller 1954
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Coburgosuchus goeckeli Heller 1954
G. †Diandongosuchus Li et al. 2012
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Diandongosuchus fuyuanensis Li et al. 2012
G. †Heterodontichnites Rinehart et al. 2006
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Heterodontichnites hunti Rinehart et al. 2006
Fm. †Parasuchidae Lydekker 1885
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G. †Apatopus Baird 1957
G. †Ebrachosuchus Kuhn 1936
Subfm. †Mystriosuchinae von Huene 1915
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Invalid names: Phytosauridae Jaeger 1828 [replaced]
G. †Parasuchus Lydekker 1885
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Invalid names: Arganarhinus Long and Murry 1995 [synonym], Paleorhinus Williston 1904 [synonym]
G. †Wannia Stocker 2013
Invalid names: Parasuchinae Lydekker 1885 [empty]
G. †Promystriosuchus Case 1922
G. †Rectilinetopus Biron and Dutuit 1981
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Rectilinetopus ourikensis Biron and Dutuit 1981
G. †Termatosaurus Plieninger 1844
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Termatosaurus alberti Meyer and Plieninger 1844
Termatosaurus crocodilinus Quenstedt 1858
Invalid names: Angistorhinopsis Huene 1922 [nomen dubium], Angistorhinopsis ruetimeyeri Huene 1911 [nomen dubium], Angistorhinus gracilis Mehl 1915 [nomen dubium], Belodon Meyer 1844 [nomen dubium], Belodon ingens Fraas 1896 [nomen dubium], Belodon lepturus Cope 1869 [nomen dubium], Belodon plieningeri Meyer 1844 [nomen dubium], Belodon scolopax Cope 1881 [nomen dubium], Belodon superciliosus Cope 1893 [nomen dubium], Belodon validus Marsh 1893 [nomen dubium], Brachysuchus maleriensis Huene 1940 [nomen dubium], Centemodon Lea 1856 [nomen dubium], Centemodon sulcatus Lea 1856 [nomen dubium], Clepsysaurus Lea 1851 [nomen dubium], Clepsysaurus leai Emmons 1856 [nomen dubium], Clepsysaurus pennsylvanicus Lea 1851 [nomen dubium], Clepsysaurus veatleianus Cope 1877 [nomen dubium], Compsosaurus Leidy 1856 [nomen dubium], Compsosaurus priscus Leidy 1856 [nomen dubium], Dicynodon rosmarus Cope 1870 [nomen dubium], Eurydorus Leidy 1859 [nomen dubium], Eurydorus serridens Leidy 1859 [nomen dubium], Francosuchus Kuhn 1932 [nomen dubium], Francosuchus broilii Kuhn 1932 [nomen dubium], Francosuchus latus Kuhn 1932 [nomen dubium], Heterodontosuchus Lucas 1898 [nomen dubium], Heterodontosuchus ganei Lucas 1898 [nomen dubium], Leptosuchus imperfecta Case 1922 [nomen dubium], Omosaurus Leidy 1856 [nomen dubium], Omosaurus perplexus Leidy 1856 [nomen dubium], Palaeoctonus Cope 1877 [nomen dubium], Palaeoctonus appalachianus Cope 1877 [nomen dubium], Palaeoctonus aulacodus Cope 1877 [nomen dubium], Palaeoctonus dumblianus Cope 1893 [nomen dubium], Palaeoctonus orthodon Cope 1893 [nomen dubium], Palaeosaurus Riley and Stutchbury 1836 [nomen dubium], Palaeosaurus fraserianus Cope 1878 [nomen dubium], Palaeosaurus platyodon Riley and Stutchbury 1836 [nomen dubium], Palaeosaurus stricklandi Davis 1881 [nomen dubium], Parasuchia Huxley [synonym], Phytosaurus Jaeger 1828 [nomen dubium], Phytosaurus cubicodon Jaeger 1828 [nomen dubium], Phytosaurus cylindricodon Jaeger 1828 [nomen dubium], Rhytidodon rostratus Marsh 1896 [nomen dubium], Rileya bristolensis Huene 1902 [nomen dubium], Rutiodon manhattanensis Huene 1913 [nomen dubium], Suchoprion Cope 1877 [nomen dubium], Suchoprion cyphodon Cope 1877 [nomen dubium], Suchoprion sulcidens Cope 1878 [nomen dubium], Termatosaurus albertii Meyer and Plieninger 1844 [nomen dubium]
Superfm. †Poposauroidea Nopcsa 1923
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G. †Benggwigwishingasuchus Smith et al. 2024
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Unr. †Ctenosauriscidae Kuhn 1964
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G. †Arizonasaurus Welles 1947
G. †Bromsgroveia Galton 1985
G. †Bystrowisuchus Sennikov 2012
G. †Ctenosauriscus Kuhn 1964
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Invalid names: Ctenosaurus Huene 1902 [replaced]
G. †Hypselorhachis Charig 1967
G. †Xilousuchus Wu 1981
G. †Lotosaurus Zhang 1975
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Lotosaurus adentus Zhang 1975
G. †Mandasuchus Charig 1967
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Mandasuchus tanyauchen Charig 1967
G. †Poposaurus Mehl 1915
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Poposaurus gracilis Mehl 1915
Poposaurus langstoni Long and Murry 1995
G. †Qianosuchus Li et al. 2006
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Qianosuchus mixtus Li et al. 2006
G. †Procerosuchus Huene 1942
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Procerosuchus celer Huene 1942
G. †Prochirotherium Leonardi 1951
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Prochirotherium triasicum Biron and Dutuit 1981
Superfm. †Proterosuchoidea Broom 1906
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Invalid names: Shansisuchidae Young 1964 [empty]
G. †Rileyasuchus Kuhn 1961
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Invalid names: Rileya Huene 1902 [replaced]
Fm. †Rotodactylidae Peabody 1948
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G. †Rotodactylus Peabody 1948
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Rotodactylus bessieri Demathieu 1984
Rotodactylus bradyi Peabody 1948
Rotodactylus cursorius Peabody 1948
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Invalid names: Rotodactylus mckeei Peabody 1948 [synonym]
Rotodactylus kronachensis Demathieu and Leitz 1982
Rotodactylus lucasi Demathieu and Gand 1973
Rotodactylus matthesi Haubold 1967
Rotodactylus rati Demathieu 1971
Rotodactylus tumidus Morton 1897
Rotodactylus velox Demathieu and Gand 1974
Unr. †Suchia Krebs 1974
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Unr. †Aetosauria Lydekker 1889 [aetosaur]
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G. †Aetosauripus Weiss 1934
G. †Aetosauroides Casamiquela 1960
Fm. †Batrachopodidae Lull 1904
G. †Chilenosuchus Casamiquela 1980
G. †Hoplitosuchus Huene 1942
G. †Revueltosaurus Hunt 1989
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Invalid names: Galtonia Hunt and Lucas 1994 [synonym], Pekinosaurus Hunt and Lucas 1994 [synonym]
Unr. †Stagonolepididae Lydekker 1887
Invalid names: Episcoposaurus Cope 1887 [nomen dubium], Episcoposaurus haplocerus Cope 1892 [nomen dubium]
Fm. †Gracilisuchidae Butler et al. 2014
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G. †Gracilisuchus Romer 1972
G. †Maehary Kellner et al. 2022
G. †Parvosuchus Müller 2024
G. †Turfanosuchus Young 1973
G. †Yonghesuchus Wu et al. 2001
Unr. Paracrocodylomorpha Parrish 1993
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Unr. Loricata Merrem 1820
Fm. †Poposauridae Nopcsa 1923
G. †Vytshegdosuchus Sennikov 1988
Invalid names: Paracrocodyliformes Weinbaum and Hungerbühler 2007 [empty]
Fm. †Shuvosauridae Chatterjee 1993
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G. †Effigia Nesbitt and Norell 2006
G. †Shuvosaurus Chatterjee 1993
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Invalid names: Chatterjeea Long and Murry 1995 [synonym]
G. †Sillosuchus Alcober and Parrish 1997
Fm. †Teratosauridae Cope 1871 [teratosaurid]
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G. †Cladeiodon Owen 1841
G. †Zatomus Cope 1871
G. †Ticinosuchus Krebs 1965
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Ticinosuchus ferox Krebs 1965
Invalid names: Crocodiliformes Hay 1930 [empty], Prestosuchidae Romer 1966 [empty], Rauisuchia Huene 1942 [invalid subgroup], Rauisuchiformes Parrish 1993 [empty]
G. †Youngosuchus Sennikov 1985
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Youngosuchus sinensis Young 1973
Invalid names: Chasmatosaurus ultimus Young 1964 [nomen dubium], Chirotherioidea Huene 1954 [empty], Dasygnathus longidens Huxley 1877 [nomen dubium], Dongusia Huene 1940 [nomen dubium], Dongusia colorata Huene 1940 [nomen dubium], Ornithosuchoidea Kuhn 1964 [empty], Scleromochloidea Young 1964 [empty], Sphenosuchoidea Hoffstetter 1955 [empty], Synaptichniidae Ellenberger 1974 [empty], Teleocrateridae Charig 1967 [empty]
G. †Sikannisuchus Nicholls et al. 1998
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Sikannisuchus huskyi Nicholls et al. 1998
G. †Smok Niedzwiedzki et al. 2012
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Smok wawelski Niedzwiedzki et al. 2012
Or. †Thecodontia Owen 1859
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G. †Clarencea Brink 1959
G. †Dasygnathoides Kuhn 1961
G. †Jushatyria Sennikov 1985
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Jushatyria vjushkovi Sennikov 1985
Subor. †Proterosuchia Broom 1906
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Invalid names: Pelycosimia Huene 1911 [synonym]
G. †Tikoepentapodiscus Ellenberger 1970
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Tikoepentapodiscus fabri Ellenberger 1970
Invalid names: Crenelosaurus Ortlam 1967 [nomen dubium], Crenelosaurus nigrosilvanus Ortlam 1967 [nomen dubium], Doswelliina Weems 1980 [empty], Haemothermia Owen 1866 [empty], Ocoyuntaia Rusconi 1947 [nomen dubium], Ocoyuntaia arquata Rusconi 1947 [nomen dubium], Platyognathidae Simmons 1965 [empty], Seemannia Huene 1958 [nomen dubium], Seemannia palaeotriadica Huene 1958 [nomen dubium], Shansisuchus heiyuekouensis Young 1964 [nomen dubium]
Superor. Theropodomorpha Olshevsky 1991
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Infraor. †Herrerasauria Galton 1985
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Invalid names: Staurikosauridae Galton 1977 [empty]
Or. †Lagosuchia Paul 1988
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Fm. †Lagosuchidae Bonaparte 1975 [lagosuchid]
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Invalid names: Lagosuchinae Paul 1988 [empty]
Invalid names: Basitheropoda Olshevsky 1991 [empty]
Invalid names: Agrestipus Weems 1987 [nomen nudum], Avesuchia Benton 1999 [synonym], Avipes Huene 1932 [nomen dubium], Caenagnathiformes Sternberg 1940 [empty], Longisquamidae Sharov 1970 [empty], Megalosaurus terquemi Huene 1926 [nomen dubium], Neoarchosauria Benton 1985 [empty], Palaeosauriscus Kuhn 1959 [nomen dubium], Parrishia Long and Murry 1995 [nomen dubium], Parrishia mccreai Long and Murry 1995 [nomen dubium], Picrodon Seeley 1898 [nomen dubium], Strigosuchus Simmons 1965 [nomen dubium], Strigosuchus licinus Simmons 1965 [nomen dubium]
G. †Asperoris Nesbitt et al. 2013
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Asperoris mnyama Nesbitt et al. 2013
G. †Dorosuchus Sennikov 1989
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Dorosuchus neoetus Sennikov 1989
G. †Euparkeria Broom 1913
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Euparkeria capensis Broom 1913
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Invalid names: Browniella africana Broom 1913 [synonym]
G. †Polymorphodon Sues et al. 2020
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Polymorphodon adorfi Sues et al. 2020
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
No diagnoses are available