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Sebecosuchia
Taxonomy
Sebecosuchia was named by Colbert (1946). It is not extant. Its type is Sebecus. It was considered monophyletic by Turner and Sertich (2010), Pol and Powell (2011), Bronzati et al. (2012).
It was reranked as the infraorder Sebecosuchia by Walker (1970), Buffetaut (1982), Gasparini (1984); it was reranked as the unranked clade Sebecosuchia by Turner and Calvo (2005), Pol et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Crocodylia by Colbert (1946), Kuhn (1966); to Crocodylia by Walker (1970); to Crocodilia by Charig (1967), Sahni and Srivastava (1976); to Mesosuchia by Buffetaut (1982), Gasparini (1984); to Mesoeucrocodylia by Turner and Calvo (2005); to Notosuchia by Pol and Powell (2011), Bronzati et al. (2012); and to Ziphosuchia by Turner and Sertich (2010), Pol et al. (2012), Pol et al. (2014).
It was reranked as the infraorder Sebecosuchia by Walker (1970), Buffetaut (1982), Gasparini (1984); it was reranked as the unranked clade Sebecosuchia by Turner and Calvo (2005), Pol et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Crocodylia by Colbert (1946), Kuhn (1966); to Crocodylia by Walker (1970); to Crocodilia by Charig (1967), Sahni and Srivastava (1976); to Mesosuchia by Buffetaut (1982), Gasparini (1984); to Mesoeucrocodylia by Turner and Calvo (2005); to Notosuchia by Pol and Powell (2011), Bronzati et al. (2012); and to Ziphosuchia by Turner and Sertich (2010), Pol et al. (2012), Pol et al. (2014).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1946 | Sebecosuchia Colbert |
| 1966 | Sebecosuchia Kuhn p. 85 |
| 1967 | Sebecosuchia Charig p. 712 |
| 1970 | Sebecosuchia Walker p. 369 |
| 1976 | Sebecosuchia Sahni and Srivastava p. 925 |
| 1982 | Sebecosuchia Buffetaut p. 18 |
| 1984 | Sebecosuchia Gasparini p. 86 |
| 2005 | Sebecosuchia Turner and Calvo p. 89 |
| 2010 | Sebecosuchia Turner and Sertich |
| 2011 | Sebecosuchia Pol and Powell |
| 2012 | Sebecosuchia Bronzati et al. |
| 2012 | Sebecosuchia Pol et al. |
| 2014 | Sebecosuchia Pol 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.
Subor. †Sebecosuchia Colbert 1946
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G. †Doratodon Seeley 1881
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†Doratodon carcharidens Bunzel 1871
†Doratodon ibericus Company et al. 2005
Fm. †Induszalimidae Malkani 2014
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Unr. †Sebecoidea Bravo et al. 2025
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Fm. †Sebecidae Savage 1951
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G. †Langstonia Paolillo and Linares 2007
G. †Sebecus Stirton 1953
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†Sebecus ayrampu Bravo et al. 2021
†Sebecus huilensis Langston 1965
†Sebecus icaeorhinus Simpson 1937
†Sebecus querejazus Buffetaut and Marshall 1991
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Invalid names: Sebecus carajazus Gasparini et al. 1993 [synonym]
G. †Zulmasuchus Paolillo and Linares 2007
Invalid names: Bergisuchidae Rossman et al. 2000 [empty], Bretesuchidae Gasparini et al. 1993 [empty], Wanosuchidae Zhang 1981 [empty]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| E. H. Colbert 1946 | Basicall ycrocodilian in cranial structure and with secondary palate.Internal nares very wide. Whole skull, and expecially the facial part, relatively much narrower and deeper than in other Crocodilia; snout very deep and with median crest above. Orbits directed laterally. Teeth reduced in number and generally strongly compressed laterally, with serrated edges, the larger teeth with crowns almost indistinguishable from those of some carnivorous dinosaurs. Vertebrae feebly amphicoelous. |
Measurements
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983 | |||||
Collections (107 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Santonian | Argentina (Neuquén) | Pehuenchesuchus enderi (56157) | |
| Santonian | Hungary (Veszprém) | Doratodon sp. (48722) | |
| Middle Campanian | USA (Montana) | Doratodon sp. (14437) | |
| Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Montana) | Sebecosuchia indet. (69161) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Spain (Valencia) | Doratodon sp. (53918) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Romania (Hunedoara) | Doratodon sp. (67817 67818 153889 163322 163328 193942 193946 219174) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Romania (Alba) | Doratodon sp. (80859 93729) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Spain (Cataluña) | Ogresuchus furatus (183157) | |
| Lancian | USA (Wyoming) | Doratodon sp. (14514) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Romania (Hunedoara) | Doratodon sp., Doratodon carcharidens (219177) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Pakistan (Balochistan) | Pabwehshi pakistanensis (79429 79664 79665) Pabwehshi pakistanensis, Induszalim bala (53153) Pabwehshi pakistanensis, Vitakridrinda sulaimani (79666) | |
| Danian | Argentina (Chubut) | Tewkensuchus salamanquensis (240557) | |
| Danian | Bolivia | Sebecus querejazus (118197) | |
| Danian | Bolivia (Mizque) | Sebecosuchia indet. (13501) | |
| Selandian - Thanetian | Argentina (Jujuy) | Sebecus ayrampu (222891) | |
| Late/Upper Paleocene | Argentina (Salta) | Bretesuchus bonapartei (123363) | |
| Late/Upper Paleocene | Argentina (Tucumán) | Lorosuchus nodosus (58702) | |
| Thanetian | Romania | Doratodon sp. (83307 138240 138241) | |
| Late/Upper Paleocene - Early/Lower Eocene | Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) | Sahitisuchus fluminensis (153815) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene | Spain (Lleida) | Iberosuchus macrodon (88345) | |
| Ypresian | Algeria | Mesosuchia indet. (71984) | |
| Ypresian | Argentina (Salta) | Sebecus sp. (20983 176659) | |
| Ypresian | Argentina (Jujuy) | Sebecosuchia indet., Ayllusuchus fernandezi (92655) | |
| Casamayoran | Argentina (Chubut) | Sebecus icaeorhinus (39295) | |
| Ypresian - Lutetian | France (Occitanie) | Iberosuchus crassiproratus (195457) | |
| Ypresian - Lutetian | France (Languedoc-Roussillon) | Iberosuchus sp. (182519) | |
| Ypresian - Lutetian | France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) | Iberosuchus sp. (31717) | |
| Ypresian - Bartonian | France (Aude) | Atacisaurus crassiproratus (78233) | |
| Lutetian | USA (California) | Sebecidae indet. (16664) | |
| Lutetian | France (Drome) | Iberosuchus sp. (177494) | |
| Lutetian | Spain (Zamora) | Iberosuchus macrodon (179692) Iberosuchus sp. (41073 41078 45237 79704 224597) | |
| Lutetian | Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) | Bergisuchus dietrichbergi (45750) | |
| Lutetian | France (Rhone) | Sebecosuchia indet. (151252) | |
| Lutetian | Spain (Lleida) | Sebecosuchia indet. (187027) | |
| Lutetian | Argentina (Chubut) | Sebecus sp., Sebecus icaeorhinus (44956) | |
| MP 11 | Germany (Hessen) | Bergisuchus dietrichbergi (120036) | |
| Lutetian - Bartonian | Portugal (Nazaré) | Iberosuchus macrodon (153778) | |
| Lutetian - Bartonian | Argentina (Chubut) | Sebecus sp. (176164) | |
| MP 15 - MP 16 | Spain (Salamanca) | Iberosuchus sp. (40892) | |
| Middle Eocene | Spain (Salamanca) | Iberosuchus macrodon (153779) | |
| Middle Eocene | Peru | Sebecus sp. (176136) | |
| Middle Eocene | Argentina (Salta) | Sebecus sp. (132937) | |
| Middle Eocene | Spain (Zamora) | Iberosuchus macrodon (207764) | |
| Middle Eocene | Argentina (Chubut) | Sebecus icaeorhinus (142920 142929) | |
| Uintan | USA (California) | Sebecidae indet. (16545) | |
| Divisaderan | Argentina (Mendoza) | Ilchunaia parva, Sebecosuchia indet. (92669) | |
| Bartonian | Spain | Iberosuchus sp. (224595) | |
| Bartonian | Spain (Aragon) | Iberosuchus macrodon (31633) | |
| Bartonian | France | Dentaneosuchus crassiproratus (229999) | |
| Bartonian | Spain (Castilla y Leon) | Iberosuchus sp. (40358) | |
| Bartonian | Brazil (Paraná) | Sebecidae indet. (186567) | |
| Bartonian | Spain (Salamanca) | Iberosuchus sp. (224596) | |
| Bartonian | France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) | Pristichampsus rollinati (31736) | |
| Bartonian - Priabonian | Spain (Salamanca) | Iberosuchus sp. (224594) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | Peru (San Martin) | Sebecidae indet. (225588) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | Peru (San Martín) | Sebecus sp. (225589) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | France (Herault) | Mesosuchia indet. (78248) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | Spain (Castilla y Leon) | Iberosuchus sp. (40883) | |
| Priabonian | Argentina (Catamarca) | Sebecidae indet. (41608) | |
| Priabonian | Egypt | Sebecosuchia indet. (67706) | |
| Priabonian - Rupelian | Peru (Loreto) | Sebecus sp. (144474) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | Peru | Sebecidae indet. (199563) Sebecus sp. (199559) | |
| Oligocene | Colombia (Santander) | Sebecosuchia indet. (143794) | |
| Deseadan | Argentina (Chubut) | Sebecidae indet. (92670) | |
| Chattian | USA (Puerto Rico) | Sebecidae indet. (65367) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | Peru (Loreto) | Sebecus sp. (176130 176147) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Cuba (Sancti Spiritus) | Sebecidae indet. (31183) | |
| Colhuehuapian | Peru | Langstonia sp. (176149) | |
| Middle Miocene | Venezuela (Barinas) | Barinasuchus arveloi (113145) | |
| Laventan | Colombia (Tolima) | Sebecosuchia indet. (132580 133780) Sebecus sp. (143779) | |
| Laventan | Colombia | Sebecus huilensis (153817) | |
| Laventan | Colombia (Huila) | Sebecosuchia indet. (135348 135373 143784 143786 143788 143789) Sebecus huilensis (133648 187741) | |
| Laventan | Peru (Ucayali) | Sebecus huilensis (107993) | |
| Laventan | Peru | Sebecus huilensis (107992) | |
| Messinian - Zanclean | Dominican Republic | Sebecus sp. (226046) |