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Paralligatoridae

Reptilia - Paralligatoridae

Synonyms
  • Paralligator sungaricus was named by Sun (1958). Its type specimen is IVPP V2302, a set of postcrania (Dorsal vertebrae, dorsal scutes, proximal and distal portions of a left femur, proximal part of left tibia and left fibula), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is De-Hui (Tê-Hui) County, which is in a Campanian lacustrine mudstone in the Nenjiang Formation of China.

    It was recombined as Shamosuchus sungaricus by Efimov (1982); it was considered a nomen dubium by Turner (2015).
  • Kansajsuchus borealis was named by Efimov (1975). Its type specimen is PIN 372/702, a partial skull (frontal and prefrontal), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dzharakuduk II (general), which is in a Turonian/Turonian delta plain sandstone in the Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan.

    It was recombined as Shamosuchus borealis by Efimov (1975), Efimov (1982) and Storrs and Efimov (2000); it was considered a nomen dubium by Turner (2015).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Paralligatoridae Konjukova
1958Paralligator sungaricus Sun
1966Paralligatoridae Kuhn p. 85
1975Shamosuchus borealis Efimov
1982Paralligatoridae Buffetaut p. 18
1982Shamosuchus borealis Efimov
1982Shamosuchus sungaricus Efimov
1988Paralligatoridae Carroll
2000Paralligatoridae Storrs and Efimov p. 410
2000Shamosuchus borealis Storrs and Efimov p. 411
2013Paralligatoridae Montefeltro et al.
2014Paralligatoridae Adams p. 1032
2015Paralligatoridae Turner

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Romeriida
—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
—NeosuchiaClark 1988
suborderEusuchiaHuxley 1875
familyParalligatoridaeKonjukova 1954
familyParalligatoridaeKonjukova 1954

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.

Fm. †Paralligatoridae Konjukova 1954
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G. †Batrachomimus Montefeltro et al. 2013
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†Batrachomimus pastosbonensis Montefeltro et al. 2013
G. †Brillanceausuchus Michard et al. 1990
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†Brillanceausuchus babouriensis Michard et al. 1990
G. †Kansajsuchus Efimov 1975
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†Kansajsuchus extensus Efimov 1975
Invalid names: Turanosuchus Efimov 1988 [synonym], Turanosuchus aralensis Efimov 1988 [nomen dubium]
G. †Paralligator Konjukova 1954
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†Paralligator ancestralis Konzhukova 1954
†Paralligator gradilifrons Konzhukova 1954
†Paralligator major Efimov 1981
G. †Rugosuchus Wu et al. 2001
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†Rugosuchus nonganensis Wu et al. 2001
G. †Scolomastax Noto et al. 2020
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†Scolomastax sahlsteini Noto et al. 2020
G. †Shamosuchus Mook 1924
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†Shamosuchus gradilifrons Konzhukova 1954
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Invalid names: Shamosuchus ancestralis Konzhukova 1954 [synonym], Shamosuchus tersus Efimov 1983 [synonym], Shamosuchus ulanicus Efimov 1983 [synonym], Shamosuchus ulgicus Efimov 1981 [synonym]
†Shamosuchus major Efimov 1981
G. †Tarsomordeo Adams 2019
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†Tarsomordeo winkleri Adams 2019
G. †Wannchampsus Adams 2014
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†Wannchampsus kirpachi Adams 2014
G. †Yanjisuchus Rummy et al. 2021
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†Yanjisuchus longshanensis Rummy et al. 2021
Invalid names: Paralligator sungaricus Sun 1958 [nomen dubium], Shamosuchus borealis Efimov 1975 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available