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Mekosuchini
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).
It was assigned to Mekosuchinae by Molnar et al. (2002); and to Mekosuchinae by Ristevski et al. (2022).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2002 | Mekosuchini Molnar et al. p. 624 |
| 2022 | Mekosuchini Ristevski et al. |
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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.
Tr. †Mekosuchini
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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
†Mekosuchus whitehunterensis Willis 1997
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
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Benton 1983, Bush and Bambach 2015, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Collections (39 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Oligocene | Australia (Queensland) | Baru darrowi (143358) Baru wickeni (186359 186362) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | Australia (Northern Territory) | Baru wickeni (182619) | |
| Chattian | Australia (Queensland) | Baru darrowi, Baru wickeni (143470) Mekosuchus whitehunterensis (181309) Mekosuchus whitehunterensis, Quinkana meboldi, Baru huberi, Baru wickeni (135706) Trilophosuchus sp., Mekosuchus whitehunterensis (134945) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Australia (Queensland) | Mekosuchus whitehunterensis (181310) | |
| Langhian - Serravallian | Australia (Queensland) | Trilophosuchus rackhami, Mekosuchus sanderi, Baru sp. (92641) | |
| Middle Miocene | Australia (Northern Territory) | Baru darrowi (143359) Baru darrowi, Quinkana timara (92839) Quinkana timara (153738) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Australia (Northern Territory) | Baru iylwenpeny (231878) Baru n. sp. (135707) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Australia (Queensland) | Paludirex sp. nov., Pallimnarchus pollens (13318) | |
| Zanclean | Australia (Queensland) | Quinkana babarra (143209) | |
| Zanclean | Australia (South Australia) | Sebecosuchia indet. (144588) | |
| Pliocene | Australia (Queensland) | Pallimnarchus gracilis (138404) | |
| Pliocene - Pleistocene | Australia (Queensland) | Crocodylus porosus (135917) Pallimnarchus gracilis (144178 144180) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (Queensland) | Crocodylia indet. (135911 144585) Pallimnarchus gracilis (144179) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Quinkana sp. (136511) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (Queensland) | Crocodylinae indet. (143748) Quinkana sp. (28422 210197 210198 210199) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Fiji | Volia athollandersoni (26129) | |
| Holocene | Fiji | Volia athollandersoni (27077) | |
| Holocene | New Caledonia | Mekosuchus inexpectatus (13221 23115 193988 193989 193990) | |
| Holocene | Vanuatu (Efate Island) | Mekosuchus kalpokasi (143524) |