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Osteolaeminae

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Osteolaeminae was named as a subfamily. It is extant.

It was reranked as the unranked clade Osteolaeminae by Rio and Mannion (2021).

It was assigned to Crocodylidae by Rio and Mannion (2021); and to Crocodylidae by Brochu (2007), Hekkala et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Osteolaeminae Brochu p. 840
2021Osteolaeminae Hekkala et al.
2021Osteolaeminae Rio and Mannion

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
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
Crocodylia(Owen 1842)
LongirostresCuvier
Crocodyloidea(Deraniyagala 1939)
Crocodylidae(Cuvier 1807)
Osteolaeminae
Osteolaeminae

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.

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Unr. †Euthecodontini Cossette et al. 2020
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G. †Brochuchus Conrad et al. 2013
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Brochuchus parvidens Cossette et al. 2020
Brochuchus pigotti Tchernov and Van Couvering 1978
G. †Euthecodon Fortau 1920
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Euthecodon arambourgii Ginsburg and Buffetaut 1978
Euthecodon brumpti Joleaud 1920
Euthecodon nitriae Fortau 1920
G. †Kinyang Brochu et al. 2022
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Kinyang mabokoensis Brochu et al. 2022
Kinyang tchernovi Brochu et al. 2022
Unr. Osteolaemini Cossette et al. 2020
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G. Osteolaemus Cope 1860
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Osteolaemus osborni Schmidt 1919 [Congo dwarf crocodile]
G. †Rimasuchus Storrs 2003
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Rimasuchus lloydi Fourtau 1918
G. †Voay Brochu 2007
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Voay robustus Grandidier and Vaillant 1872
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available