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Kentisuchus spenceri

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Crocodilus spenceri was named by Buckland (1836). Its type specimen is BMNH 19633, a partial skull (partial skull), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Isle of Sheppey Crocodilus spenceri type, which is in a Ypresian marine claystone in the London Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Kentisuchus spenceri by Brochu (2007), Puértolas et al. (2011) and Jouve (2016).

Synonyms
  • Crocodilus champsoides was named by Owen (1849). Its type specimen is BMNH 38975, a partial skull (partial skull), and it is a 3D body fossil.

    It was recombined as Kentisuchus champsoides by Mook (1955); it was synonymized subjectively with Kentisuchus spenceri by Brochu (2007).
  • Crocodilus toliapicus was named by Owen (1849). Its type specimen is BMNH R1753, a skull (skull and jaws), and it is a 3D body fossil.

    It was recombined as Kentisuchus toliapicus by Mook (1955); it was synonymized subjectively with Kentisuchus spenceri by Brochu (2007).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Crocodilus spenceri Buckland
1841Crocodilus toliapicus Owen
1842Crocodilus spenceri Owen p. 65
1849Crocodilus champsoides Owen
1849Crocodilus toliapicus Owen
1934Crocodilus spenceri Swinton p. 24
1955Kentisuchus champsoides Mook
1955Kentisuchus toliapicus Mook p. 3
2007Kentisuchus spenceri Brochu p. 919
2011Kentisuchus spenceri Puértolas et al.
2016Kentisuchus spenceri Jouve

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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
—NeosuchiaClark 1988
suborderEusuchiaHuxley 1875
—Crocodylia(Owen 1842)
superfamilyGavialoideaBrochu 1997
genusKentisuchus
speciesspenceri(Buckland 1836)

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.

†Kentisuchus spenceri Buckland 1836
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Invalid names: Crocodilus champsoides Owen 1849 [synonym], Crocodilus toliapicus Owen 1849 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoreuc
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:59
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:59
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Aude) Kentisuchus spenceri (182641)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Crocodilus spenceri (143487)