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Araripesuchus rattoides

Reptilia - Uruguaysuchidae

Taxonomy
Araripesuchus rattoides was named by Sereno and Larsson (2009). Its type specimen is CMN 41893, a mandible (right dentary preserving alveoli 1-14), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tafilalt region (NMC/CMN), which is in an Albian/Cenomanian fluvial-lacustrine sandstone in Morocco.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Araripesuchus rattoides Sereno and Larsson p. 57
2012Araripesuchus rattoides Bronzati 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()
RankNameAuthor
—Romeriida
—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
—Eunotosuchia
familyUruguaysuchidaeGasparini 1971
genusAraripesuchus
speciesrattoides

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.

†Araripesuchus rattoides Sereno and Larsson 2009
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:39:01
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:39:01
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) Araripesuchus rattoides (type locality: 52887)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) Araripesuchus rattoides (92632)