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Ayllusuchus fernandezi

Reptilia - Sebecidae

Taxonomy
Ayllusuchus fernandezi was named by Gasparini (1984). Its type specimen is M.L.P. 72-IV-4-2, a partial skull (snout and posterior part of skull), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Confluence of the Laguna and Casa Grande Rivers, Mina Aguilar, which is in a Ypresian terrestrial horizon in the Lumbrera Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Ayllusuchus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Ayllusuchus fernandezi Gasparini p. 86

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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
suborderSebecosuchiaColbert 1946
—Sebecoidea
familySebecidae
genusAyllusuchus
speciesfernandezi

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.

†Ayllusuchus fernandezi Gasparini 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2009-11-23 13:13:22
Modified: 2009-11-23 15:13:22
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Gasparini 1984, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Argentina (Jujuy) Ayllusuchus fernandezi (type locality: 92655)