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Parasuchidae

Reptilia - Parasuchidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Parasuchidae Lydekker
1978Parasuchidae Chatterjee
1993Parasuchidae Hunt and Lucas p. 193
2016Parasuchidae Kammerer et al.
2018Parasuchidae Jones and Butler p. 10 figs. Table 2, Figure 7
2019Parasuchidae Datta 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()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
—Phytosauria(Jaeger 1828)
familyParasuchidaeLydekker 1885
familyParasuchidaeLydekker 1885

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. †Parasuchidae Lydekker 1885
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G. †Apatopus Baird 1957
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†Apatopus lineatus Bock 1952
G. †Ebrachosuchus Kuhn 1936
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†Ebrachosuchus neukami Kuhn 1936
Subfm. †Mystriosuchinae von Huene 1915
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G. †Angistorhinus Mehl 1913
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†Angistorhinus alticephalus Stovall and Wharton Jr. 1936
†Angistorhinus grandis Mehl 1913
†Angistorhinus maximus Mehl 1928
†Angistorhinus parvus Mehl 1928
†Angistorhinus talainti Dutuit 1977
G. †Brachysuchus Case 1929
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Unr. †Leptosuchomorpha Stocker 2010
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G. †Leptosuchus Case 1922
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Invalid names: Phytosaurus doughtyi Case 1920 [synonym]
†Leptosuchus studeri Case and White 1934
Unr. †Mystriosuchini Huene 1915
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G. †Machaeroprosopus Mehl 1916
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†Machaeroprosopus jablonskiae Parker and Irmis 2006
†Machaeroprosopus lottorum Hungerbühler et al. 2013
Invalid names: Arribasuchus Long and Murry 1995 [synonym], Pseudopalatus Mehl 1928 [synonym], Redondasaurus Hunt and Lucas 1993 [synonym]
G. †Mystriosuchus Fraas 1896
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†Mystriosuchus westphali Hungerbühler and Hunt 2000
Invalid names: Pseudopalatinae Long and Murry 1995 [replaced]
G. †Pravusuchus Stocker 2010
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†Pravusuchus hortus Stocker 2010
G. †Smilosuchus Long and Murry 1995
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Invalid names: Machaeroprosopus zunii Camp 1930 [synonym]
†Smilosuchus gregorii Camp 1930
G. †Protome Stocker 2012
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†Protome batalaria Stocker 2012
G. †Rutiodon Emmons 1856
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†Rutiodon carolinensis Emmons 1856
Invalid names: Metarhinus Jaekel 1910 [synonym], Palaeonornis Emmons 1857 [nomen dubium], Palaeonornis struthionoides Emmons 1857 [nomen dubium]
G. †Volcanosuchus Datta et al. 2019
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†Volcanosuchus statisticae Datta et al. 2019
Invalid names: Phytosauridae Jaeger 1828 [replaced]
G. †Parasuchus Lydekker 1885
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†Parasuchus bransoni Williston 1904
†Parasuchus hislopi Lydekker 1885
†Parasuchus magnoculus Long and Murry 1995
Invalid names: Arganarhinus Long and Murry 1995 [synonym], Paleorhinus Williston 1904 [synonym]
G. †Wannia Stocker 2013
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†Wannia scurriensis Langston 1949
Invalid names: Parasuchinae Lydekker 1885 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:18
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:18
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983

Age range: base of the Smithian to the top of the Angulata or 251.30000 to 196.50000 Ma

Collections (324 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Mesorhinus fraasi (97732)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0India (Madhya Pradesh) Belodon sp. (94787) Parasuchus hislopi (106523 207798)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (Wyoming) Angistorhinus grandis (107392) Angistorhinus sp. (91532) Angistorhinus sp., Angistorhinus aeolamnis (91529) Angistorhinus sp., Angistorhinus maximus (91569) Paleorhinus bransoni (107391) Paleorhinus parvus (91566) Parasuchus sp. (91474)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (New Mexico) Phytosauridae indet. (83736 179085)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (North Carolina) Apatopus lineatus (55526) Palaeonornis struthionoides (107424)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Germany (Bavaria) Apatopus lineatus (195708)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Morocco (Marrakech-Safi) Angistorhinus talainti (94785) Apatopus lineatus (195710 205547) Apatopus lineeatus (205518) Phytosauria indet. (58618)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (Texas) Paleorhinus bransoni (45441) Smilosuchus gregorii (84271)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Poland (Slaskie) Apatopus sp. (110468) Paleorhinus sp. (110467)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Morocco (Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz) Apatopus lineatus (219917)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Germany (Bayern) Francosuchus angustifrons, Ebrachosuchus neukami (97735) Francosuchus sp. (97738)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5India (Telangana) Parasuchus hislopi (106521 112285)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5USA (Texas) Angistorhinus alticephalus (135695) Angistorhinus grandis (93600) Leptosuchus crosbiensis, Phytosaurus doughtyi (71976) Leptosuchus sp. (135653) Leptosuchus studeri, Brachysuchus megalodon (105766) Paleorhinus bransoni, Phytosauria indet. (22707) Paleorhinus sawini (98605) Paleorhinus scurriensis (98606) Phytosauria indet. (12942 98596) Phytosauridae indet. (71979 94492) Phytosauridae indet., Paleorhinus bransoni (22704) Promystriosuchus ehlersi, Brachysuchus megalodon (135657) Promystriosuchus sp., Angistorhinus sp. (22706) Smilosuchus gregorii (71982)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5India (Andhra Pradesh) Parasuchus hislopi (98628)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Poland (Opole) Paleorhinus arenaceus (82991) Paleorhinus sp. (61448)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4USA (Texas) Phytosauridae indet. (39671)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4USA (New Mexico) Phytosauridae indet. (80913)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4USA (Pennsylvania) Rutiodon sp. (230404)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Germany Apatopus lineatus (153474)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Poland (Opole) Paleorhinus sp. (61449)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Germany (Bavaria) Apatopus lineatus (195709)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5USA (Oklahoma) Phytosauridae indet. (94088)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (New Mexico) Apatopus lineatus (84021) Apatopus sp. (46560) Belodon buceros (93620) Machaeroprosopus andersoni (196536) Machaeroprosopus sp. (93685) Nicrosaurus sp., Pseudopalatus sp., Parasuchidae indet. (48516) Parasuchidae indet. (89969 93576 93578 93579 93641 93645 93646 93647 93650 93651 93653 93658 93662 93663 93664 93665 93666 93667 93671 94151) Parasuchidae indet., Pseudopalatus sp. (80926) Phytosauria indet. (84272) Phytosauridae indet. (54007 80925 83738 83740 93565 93581 93583 93584 93585 93588 93589 93590 93593 93594 93602 93604 93605 93608 93609 93611 93613 93618 93690 94092 94103 179082 179083 179598 179599 179600 179601 223030) Phytosauridae indet., Angistorhinus sp. (93615) Pseudopalatinae indet. (74202) Pseudopalatus mccauleyi (188759) Pseudopalatus pristinus (94105) Pseudopalatus pristinus, Arribasuchus buceros (47126) Redondasaurus gregorii, Rutiodon sp. (83737) Redondasaurus sp. (93672) Rutiodon sp. (57071 93575 93580 93617 94091) Rutiodon sp. B, Pseudopalatus mccauleyi, Rutiodon gregorii (49499)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Texas) Leptosuchus crosbiensis (13273) Machaeroprosopus lottorum, Pseudopalatus pristinus (196537) Paleorhinus scurriensis (218153) Paleorhinus sp., Paleorhinus sawini, Paleorhinus scurriensis (218126) Phytosauria indet. (13266) Phytosauridae indet. (48424) Pseudopalatus sp. (218144) Rutiodon sp. (84269)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Nicrosaurus kapffi (138914) Nicrosaurus sp., Belodon kapffi, Nicrosaurus species B (47785)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Germany (Niedersachsen) Nicrosaurus sp., Mystriosuchus planirostris (106511)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (New York) Apatopus lineatus (57917)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (New Jersey) Anomoepus minor, Polemarchus gigas (46622) Apatopus sp. (55412 227832) Rutiodon carolinensis (12856) Rutiodon sp. (92108)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Germany (Bayern) Phytosauridae indet. (97820)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Austria (Styria) Mystriosuchus planirostris (97845)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Phytosauridae indet. (99665)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Arizona) Angistorhinus sp., Machaeroprosopus validus (93552) Arribasuchus buceros (93417) Leptosuchus adamanensis (92322 92929 93109 93230 93541) Leptosuchus crosbiensis (92931) Leptosuchus sp. (52500 52502 57683 92824 92854 92912 92913 92923 92933 93108 93110 93111 93112 93113 93115 93116 93117 93118 93122 93125 93126 93127 93129 93130 93131 93133 93135 93227 93229 93231 93352 93356 93357 93478) Leptosuchus sp., Leptosuchus adamanensis (52501 92819 93132 93364) Leptosuchus sp., Leptosuchus crosbiensis (92922 93232 93360) Leptosuchus sp., Machaeroprosopus adamanensis (93123) Leptosuchus sp., Machaeroprosopus zunii (52499) Leptosuchus sp., Phytosaurus sp., Rauisuchidae indet. (39219) Machaeroprosopus adamanensis (92826) Machaeroprosopus gregorii (93362) Machaeroprosopus gregorii, Machaeroprosopus sp. (93547) Machaeroprosopus lithodendrorum (192008) Machaeroprosopus sp. (93549 93550) Machaeroprosopus tenuis, Pseudopalatus mccauleyi, Pseudopalatinae indet. (93431) Machaeroprosopus zunii (92910 92911) Nicrosaurus sp. (93491) Phytosauridae indet. (57685 62206 92850 94497) Phytosauridae indet., Rutiodon sp. (22705 48547) Pseudopalatinae indet. (48421 48546 49500 57684 57686 84263 93392 93393 93394 93396 93401 93406 93408 93413 93415 93418 93427 93430 93435 93437 93440 93442 93443 93444 93445 93447 93452 93455 93456 93457 93460 93465 93467 93470 93471 93472 93473 93474) Pseudopalatinae indet., Arribasuchus buceros (93433) Pseudopalatus jablonskiae (88338) Pseudopalatus pristinus (93429 93461 93462 93464 93466 93566) Pseudopalatus pristinus, Pseudopalatinae indet. (93432) Pseudopalatus pristinus, Pseudopalatus sp. (48423 84017) Pseudopalatus sp. (92827 92855) Rutiodon adamanensis (84264) Rutiodon sp. (84265 84266 84268) Rutiodon sp., Leptosuchus sp., Leptosuchus adamanensis (39160) Smilosuchus gregorii (93358 93363) Smilosuchus sp. (92852)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Canada (Nova Scotia) Rutiodon carolinensis (107287)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Pennsylvania) Apatopus sp. (55413 84116) Belodon caroliniensis (59371) Clepsisaurus sp. (34759) Rutiodon carolinensis (105836)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Belodon planirostris, Mystriosuchus westphali (105832) Mystriosuchus westphali (105831 105833) Nicrosaurus kapffi (105834 106363 138915) Nicrosaurus species B (138916)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (North Carolina) Apatopus sp. (55493) Phytosauridae indet. (99541) Rutiodon carolinensis (99429) Rutiodon sp. (227823)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3USA (New Jersey) Apatopus sp. (187321)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3USA (Utah) Chirotherium sp. (193014)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3USA (Colorado) Apatopus sp. (179080)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Germany (Niedersachsen) Angistorhinopsis ruetimeyeri (106517)
Norian - Early/Lower Jurassic228.0 - 174.7Madagascar (Toliara) Phytosauridae indet. (96323 96325)
Lacian - Alaunian221.5 - 212.0USA (Virginia) Apatopus lineatus (68889)
Lacian - Sevatian221.5 - 205.6USA (New Mexico) Phytosauridae indet., Pseudopalatus buceros (62311)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Italy (Lombardia) Mystriosuchus sp., Mystriosuchus planirostris (36377)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Luxembourg (Diekirch) Phytosauridae indet. (56047)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Mystriosuchus sp., Mystriosuchus planirostris (47800)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Italy (Lombardia) Mystriosuchus sp. (106518)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3France (Lorraine) Phytosauridae indet. (92109) Phytosauridae indet. 2, Rutiodon rutimeyeri (36106)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3United Kingdom (England) Phytosauridae indet. (51970)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Mystriosuchus sp., Angistorhinopsis ruetimeyeri (139488)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Luxembourg Phytosauridae indet. (67895)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3USA (Arizona) Pseudopalatinae indet. (198618) Pseudopalatus buceros, Pseudopalatus sp. (84009) Pseudopalatus mccauleyi, Pseudopalatus sp. (84012) Pseudopalatus pristinus, Pseudopalatus sp. (84013 84014 84015 84016) Pseudopalatus sp. (84010)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3USA (Utah) Apatopus sp. (57063 57064) Redondasaurus gregorii (137230)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3USA (New Mexico) Redondasaurus gregorii, Phytosauria indet. (48422)
Angulata201.3 - 196.5France (Lorraine) Phytosauridae indet. (53947)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.3 - 196.5United Kingdom (England) Mystriosuchus sp. (97844)