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Epoidesuchus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Epoidesuchus was named by Ruiz et al. (2024). It is not extant. Its type is Epoidesuchus tavaresae.

It was assigned to Pepesuchinae by Ruiz et al. (2024).

Species
E. tavaresae (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Epoidesuchus Ruiz 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)
subfamilyPepesuchinae
genusEpoidesuchus

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.

G. †Epoidesuchus Ruiz et al. 2024
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Epoidesuchus tavaresae Ruiz et al. 2024
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. V. Ruiz et al. 2024"The new taxon is a Peirosauridae with a long rostrum that differs from the other members of the clade due to a set of unique characters (autapomorphies in bold and marked with an asterisk): distance at the anterior margin of the orbit to posterior margin of the antorbital fossa longer than the height of the antorbital fossa at the posterior margin; lateral insertion of the postorbital over the jugal in the post-orbital bar*; supratemporal rims at the level of the cranial roof; squamosal post-lateral process without ornamentation* and projected upwards*; posteroventral edge of the quadratojugal does not reach the quadrate condyles*; distal edges of the quadrate with only one plane facing posteriorly*; quadratojugal dorsal extent in medial surface ending at the same level the dorsal tip of laterotemporal fenestrae*; horizontal orientation of the paraoccipital process in occipital view*; elongated mandibular symphysis; dentary not compressed, presenting a convex lateroventral surface anterior to the mandibular fenestra; dentary with lateral concavity for reception of enlarged maxillary tooth; 14 teeth per hemimandible; 7th and 8th teeth of the dentary apart from each other and closer to 6th and 9th, respectively; teeth with smooth carinae*." (Ruiz et al 2024)