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Leptosuchus
Taxonomy
Leptosuchus was named by Case (1922). Its type is Leptosuchus crosbiensis.
It was synonymized subjectively with Rutiodon by Gregory (1962), Kuhn (1964), Hunt and Lucas (1989).
It was assigned to Phytosauridae by Hay (1930); to Rutiodontinae by Long and Murry (1995); to Parasuchia by Irmis (2005); and to Leptosuchomorpha by Stocker (2010), Stocker and Butler (2013), Kammerer et al. (2016).
It was synonymized subjectively with Rutiodon by Gregory (1962), Kuhn (1964), Hunt and Lucas (1989).
It was assigned to Phytosauridae by Hay (1930); to Rutiodontinae by Long and Murry (1995); to Parasuchia by Irmis (2005); and to Leptosuchomorpha by Stocker (2010), Stocker and Butler (2013), Kammerer et al. (2016).
Species
L. crosbiensis (syn. Phytosaurus doughtyi) (type species), L. studeri
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1922 | Leptosuchus Case p. 61 |
| 1930 | Leptosuchus Hay p. 143 |
| 1995 | Leptosuchus Long and Murry |
| 2005 | Leptosuchus Irmis p. 72 |
| 2010 | Leptosuchus Stocker p. supplement |
| 2013 | Leptosuchus Stocker and Butler |
| 2016 | Leptosuchus Kammerer et al. |
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available