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Mekosuchini

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Mekosuchini is a tribe. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Mekosuchinae by Molnar et al. (2002); and to Mekosuchinae by Ristevski et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Mekosuchini Molnar et al. p. 624
2022Mekosuchini Ristevski et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
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)
—LongirostresCuvier
—Crocodyloidea(Deraniyagala 1939)
—Mekosuchinae()
tribeMekosuchini
tribeMekosuchini

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.

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G. †Baru Willis et al. 1990
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†Baru darrowi Willis et al. 1990
†Baru huberi Willis 1997
†Baru iylwenpeny Yates et al. 2023
†Baru wickeni Willis 1997
G. †Mekosuchus Balouet and Buffetaut 1987
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†Mekosuchus inexpectatus Balouet and Buffetaut 1987
†Mekosuchus kalpokasi Mead et al. 2002
†Mekosuchus sanderi Willis 2001
G. †Paludirex Ristevski et al. 2020
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†Paludirex gracilis Willis and Molnar 1997
†Paludirex vincenti Ristevski et al. 2020
G. †Quinkana Molnar 1982
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†Quinkana babarra Willis and Mackness 1996
†Quinkana fortirostrum Molnar 1982
†Quinkana meboldi Willis 1997
†Quinkana timara Megirian 1994
G. †Trilophosuchus Willis 1993
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†Trilophosuchus rackhami Willis 1993
G. †Volia Molnar et al. 2002
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†Volia athollandersoni Molnar et al. 2002
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Diet: carnivoreuc
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:59
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:59
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983, Bush and Bambach 2015, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Holocene or 27.30000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Australia (Queensland) Baru wickeni, Baru darrowi (143470) Mekosuchus whitehunterensis (181309) Mekosuchus whitehunterensis, Quinkana meboldi, Baru huberi, Baru wickeni, Crocodylia White Hunter cranial form 1 (135706) Trilophosuchus sp., Mekosuchus whitehunterensis (134945)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Australia (Northern Territory) Baru wickeni (182619)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Australia (Queensland) Baru darrowi (143358) Baru wickeni (186359 186362)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Australia (Queensland) Mekosuchus whitehunterensis (181310)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Australia (Queensland) Trilophosuchus rackhami, Mekosuchus sanderi, Baru sp. (92641)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Northern Territory) Baru darrowi (143359) Baru darrowi, Quinkana timara (92839) Quinkana timara (153738)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Australia (Northern Territory) Baru iylwenpeny (231878) Baru n. sp. (135707)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Australia (Queensland) Paludirex sp. nov., Pallimnarchus pollens (13318)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (South Australia) Sebecosuchia indet. (144588)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Queensland) Quinkana babarra (143209)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Australia (Queensland) Pallimnarchus gracilis (138404)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Crocodylus porosus (135917) Pallimnarchus gracilis (144178 144180)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Crocodylia indet. (135911) Pallimnarchus gracilis (144179)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Quinkana sp. (136511)
Chibanian0.774 - 0.129Australia (Queensland) Crocodylia indet. (144585)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Fiji Volia athollandersoni (26129)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Crocodylinae indet. (143748) Quinkana sp. (28422 210197 210198 210199)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Caledonia Mekosuchus inexpectatus (13221 23115 193988 193989 193990)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Fiji Volia athollandersoni (27077 194726)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Vanuatu (Efate Island) Mekosuchus kalpokasi (143524)