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Saurosuchus
Taxonomy
Saurosuchus was named by Reig (1959). It was considered monophyletic by Nesbitt (2011).
It was assigned to Prestosuchidae by Charig (1967) and Parrish (1993); to Rauisuchidae by Kuhn (1966), Carroll (1988) and Long and Murry (1995); to Paracrocodyliformes by Weinbaum and Hungerbühler (2007); to Rauisuchia by Trotteyn et al. (2011); and to Loricata by Nesbitt (2011).
It was assigned to Prestosuchidae by Charig (1967) and Parrish (1993); to Rauisuchidae by Kuhn (1966), Carroll (1988) and Long and Murry (1995); to Paracrocodyliformes by Weinbaum and Hungerbühler (2007); to Rauisuchia by Trotteyn et al. (2011); and to Loricata by Nesbitt (2011).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1959 | Saurosuchus Reig |
| 1966 | Saurosuchus Kuhn p. 74 |
| 1967 | Saurosuchus Charig p. 709 |
| 1988 | Saurosuchus Carroll |
| 1993 | Saurosuchus Parrish p. 290 fig. 1 |
| 1995 | Saurosuchus Long and Murry p. 119 |
| 2007 | Saurosuchus Weinbaum and Hungerbühler p. 141 |
| 2011 | Saurosuchus Nesbitt fig. 51 |
| 2011 | Saurosuchus Trotteyn et al. p. 14 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available