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Mystriosuchinae

Reptilia - Parasuchidae

Taxonomy
Mystriosuchinae was named by von Huene (1915). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Mystriosuchidea by Long and Murry (1995); and to Parasuchidae by Kammerer et al. (2016), Jones and Butler (2018) and Datta et al. (2019).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Phytosauridae Jaeger
1871Belodontidae Cope
1875Belodontidae Cope p. 14
1887Belodontidae Baur p. 102
1902Phytosauridae Hay p. 509
1910Belodontidae Jaekel p. 340
1915Phytosauridae Lull p. 98
1915Mystriosuchinae von Huene
1917Phytosauridae Lull p. 110
1917Phytosauridae Watson p. 179
1922Phytosauridae Huene p. 23
1930Phytosauridae Hay p. 141
1946Phytosauridae Kuhn p. 64
1957Apatopodidae Baird p. 486
1963Apatopodidae Kuhn p. 76
1964Phytosauridae Kuhn p. 319
1966Phytosauridae Kuhn p. 81
1967Phytosauridae Charig p. 704
1969Apatopodidae Haubold p. 97
1971Phytosauridae Haubold p. 59
1971Phytosauridae Kuhn p. 14
1985Phytosauridae Galton
1986Phytosauridae Parrish and Carpenter p. 152
1988Phytosauridae Carroll
1989Phytosauridae Gauthier et al. p. 348
1995Phytosauridae Doyle and Sues p. 546
1995Mystriosuchinae Long and Murry
1998Phytosauridae Hungerbühler p. 17
2002Phytosauridae Hungerbühler p. 380
2006Phytosauridae Parker and Irmis
2010Phytosauridae Stocker p. supplement
2013Phytosauridae Stocker and Butler
2016Mystriosuchinae Kammerer et al.
2018Mystriosuchinae Jones and Butler p. 10 figs. Table 2; Figure 7
2019Mystriosuchinae Datta 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()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
—Phytosauria(Jaeger 1828)
familyParasuchidaeLydekker 1885
subfamilyMystriosuchinaevon Huene 1915
subfamilyMystriosuchinaevon Huene 1915

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.

Subfm. †Mystriosuchinae von Huene 1915
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G. †Angistorhinus Mehl 1913
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†Angistorhinus alticephalus Stovall and Wharton Jr. 1936
†Angistorhinus grandis Mehl 1913
†Angistorhinus maximus Mehl 1928
†Angistorhinus parvus Mehl 1928
†Angistorhinus talainti Dutuit 1977
G. †Brachysuchus Case 1929
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Unr. †Leptosuchomorpha Stocker 2010
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G. †Leptosuchus Case 1922
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Invalid names: Phytosaurus doughtyi Case 1920 [synonym]
†Leptosuchus studeri Case and White 1934
Unr. †Mystriosuchini Huene 1915
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G. †Machaeroprosopus Mehl 1916
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†Machaeroprosopus jablonskiae Parker and Irmis 2006
†Machaeroprosopus lottorum Hungerbühler et al. 2013
Invalid names: Arribasuchus Long and Murry 1995 [synonym], Pseudopalatus Mehl 1928 [synonym], Redondasaurus Hunt and Lucas 1993 [synonym]
G. †Mystriosuchus Fraas 1896
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†Mystriosuchus westphali Hungerbühler and Hunt 2000
Invalid names: Pseudopalatinae Long and Murry 1995 [replaced]
G. †Pravusuchus Stocker 2010
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†Pravusuchus hortus Stocker 2010
G. †Smilosuchus Long and Murry 1995
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Invalid names: Machaeroprosopus zunii Camp 1930 [synonym]
†Smilosuchus gregorii Camp 1930
G. †Protome Stocker 2012
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†Protome batalaria Stocker 2012
G. †Rutiodon Emmons 1856
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†Rutiodon carolinensis Emmons 1856
Invalid names: Metarhinus Jaekel 1910 [synonym], Palaeonornis Emmons 1857 [nomen dubium], Palaeonornis struthionoides Emmons 1857 [nomen dubium]
G. †Volcanosuchus Datta et al. 2019
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†Volcanosuchus statisticae Datta et al. 2019
Invalid names: Phytosauridae Jaeger 1828 [replaced]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. R. Stocker 2010 (Phytosauridae)A node-based group consisting of the last common ancestor of Angistorhinus (Mehl 1913), Leptosuchus studeri (Case and White 1934) and Mystriosuchus westphali (Hungerbühler and Hunt 2000), and all descendants of that ancestor.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:18
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:18
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Tuvalian to the top of the Angulata or 232.00000 to 196.50000 Ma

Collections (260 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (North Carolina) Palaeonornis struthionoides (107424)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Poland (Slaskie) Paleorhinus sp. (110467)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (Texas) Smilosuchus gregorii (84271)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0India (Madhya Pradesh) Parasuchus hislopi (106523)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (Wyoming) Angistorhinus grandis (107392) Angistorhinus sp. (91532) Angistorhinus sp., Angistorhinus aeolamnis (91529) Angistorhinus sp., Angistorhinus maximus (91569) Paleorhinus parvus (91566)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Morocco (Marrakech-Safi) Angistorhinus talainti (94785)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (New Mexico) Phytosauridae indet. (83736 179085)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5USA (Texas) Angistorhinus alticephalus (135695) Angistorhinus grandis (93600) Angistorhinus sp. (22706) Brachysuchus megalodon (135657) Leptosuchus crosbiensis, Phytosaurus doughtyi (71976) Leptosuchus sp. (135653) Leptosuchus studeri, Brachysuchus megalodon (105766) Phytosauria indet. (22707 98596) Phytosauridae indet. (22704 71979 94492) Smilosuchus gregorii (71982)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4USA (Pennsylvania) Rutiodon sp. (230404)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4USA (Texas) Phytosauridae indet. (39671)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4USA (New Mexico) Phytosauridae indet. (80913)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5USA (Oklahoma) Phytosauridae indet. (94088)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Arizona) Angistorhinus sp., Machaeroprosopus validus (93552) Arribasuchus buceros (93417) Leptosuchus adamanensis (92322 92929 93109 93230 93541) Leptosuchus crosbiensis (92931) Leptosuchus sp. (52500 52502 57683 92824 92854 92912 92913 92923 92933 93108 93110 93111 93112 93113 93115 93116 93117 93118 93122 93125 93126 93127 93129 93130 93131 93133 93135 93227 93229 93231 93352 93356 93357 93478) Leptosuchus sp., Leptosuchus adamanensis (52501 92819 93132 93364) Leptosuchus sp., Leptosuchus crosbiensis (92922 93232 93360) Leptosuchus sp., Machaeroprosopus adamanensis (93123) Leptosuchus sp., Machaeroprosopus zunii (52499) Leptosuchus sp., Rauisuchidae indet. (39219) Machaeroprosopus adamanensis (92826) Machaeroprosopus gregorii (93362) Machaeroprosopus gregorii, Machaeroprosopus sp. (93547) Machaeroprosopus lithodendrorum (192008) Machaeroprosopus sp. (93549 93550) Machaeroprosopus tenuis, Pseudopalatus mccauleyi, Pseudopalatinae indet. (93431) Machaeroprosopus zunii (92910 92911) Nicrosaurus sp. (93491) Phytosauridae indet. (57685 62206 92850 94497) Phytosauridae indet., Rutiodon sp. (22705 48547) Pseudopalatinae indet. (48421 48546 49500 57684 57686 84263 93393 93394 93396 93401 93406 93408 93413 93415 93418 93427 93430 93435 93437 93440 93442 93443 93444 93445 93447 93452 93455 93456 93457 93460 93465 93467 93470 93471 93472 93473 93474) Pseudopalatinae indet., Arribasuchus buceros (93433) Pseudopalatus jablonskiae (88338) Pseudopalatus pristinus (93429 93461 93462 93464 93466 93566) Pseudopalatus pristinus, Pseudopalatinae indet. (93432) Pseudopalatus pristinus, Pseudopalatus sp. (48423 84017) Pseudopalatus sp. (92827 92855) Rutiodon adamanensis (84264) Rutiodon sp. (84265 84266 84268) Rutiodon sp., Leptosuchus sp., Leptosuchus adamanensis (39160) Smilosuchus gregorii (93358 93363) Smilosuchus sp. (92852)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Belodon planirostris, Mystriosuchus westphali (105832) Mystriosuchus westphali (105831 105833) Nicrosaurus kapffi (105834 106363 138915) Nicrosaurus species B (138916)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Pennsylvania) Belodon caroliniensis (59371) Clepsisaurus sp. (34759) Rutiodon carolinensis (105836)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Austria (Styria) Mystriosuchus planirostris (97845)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Canada (Nova Scotia) Rutiodon carolinensis (107287)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (New Jersey) Rutiodon carolinensis (12856) Rutiodon sp. (92108)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Nicrosaurus kapffi (138914) Nicrosaurus sp., Belodon kapffi, Nicrosaurus species B (47785)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Germany (Niedersachsen) Nicrosaurus sp., Mystriosuchus planirostris (106511)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (New Mexico) Belodon buceros (93620) Machaeroprosopus andersoni (196536) Machaeroprosopus sp. (93685) Nicrosaurus sp., Pseudopalatus sp. (48516) Phytosauria indet. (84272) Phytosauridae indet. (54007 80925 83738 83740 93565 93581 93583 93584 93585 93588 93589 93590 93593 93594 93602 93604 93605 93608 93609 93611 93613 93618 93690 94092 94103 179082 179083 179598 179599 179600 179601 223030) Phytosauridae indet., Angistorhinus sp. (93615) Pseudopalatinae indet. (74202) Pseudopalatus mccauleyi (188759) Pseudopalatus pristinus (94105) Pseudopalatus pristinus, Arribasuchus buceros (47126) Pseudopalatus sp. (80926) Redondasaurus gregorii, Rutiodon sp. (83737) Redondasaurus sp. (93672) Rutiodon sp. (57071 93575 93580 93617 94091) Rutiodon sp. B, Pseudopalatus mccauleyi, Rutiodon gregorii (49499)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Phytosauridae indet. (99665)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Germany (Bayern) Phytosauridae indet. (97820)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (North Carolina) Phytosauridae indet. (99541) Rutiodon carolinensis (99429) Rutiodon sp. (227823)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Texas) Leptosuchus crosbiensis (13273) Machaeroprosopus lottorum, Pseudopalatus pristinus (196537) Phytosauria indet. (13266) Phytosauridae indet. (48424) Pseudopalatus sp. (218144) Rutiodon sp. (84269)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Germany (Niedersachsen) Angistorhinopsis ruetimeyeri (106517)
Norian - Early/Lower Jurassic228.0 - 174.7Madagascar (Toliara) Phytosauridae indet. (96323 96325)
Lacian - Sevatian221.5 - 205.6USA (New Mexico) Phytosauridae indet., Pseudopalatus buceros (62311)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Italy (Lombardia) Mystriosuchus sp., Mystriosuchus planirostris (36377)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Luxembourg (Diekirch) Phytosauridae indet. (56047)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Mystriosuchus sp., Mystriosuchus planirostris (47800)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Italy (Lombardia) Mystriosuchus sp. (106518)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6USA (Arizona) Pseudopalatinae indet. (93392)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3France (Lorraine) Phytosauridae indet. (92109) Phytosauridae indet. 2, Rutiodon rutimeyeri (36106)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3USA (Arizona) Pseudopalatinae indet. (198618) Pseudopalatus buceros, Pseudopalatus sp. (84009) Pseudopalatus mccauleyi, Pseudopalatus sp. (84012) Pseudopalatus pristinus, Pseudopalatus sp. (84013 84014 84015 84016) Pseudopalatus sp. (84010)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3United Kingdom (England) Phytosauridae indet. (51970)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3USA (Utah) Redondasaurus gregorii (137230)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Luxembourg Phytosauridae indet. (67895)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Mystriosuchus sp., Angistorhinopsis ruetimeyeri (139488)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3USA (New Mexico) Redondasaurus gregorii, Phytosauria indet. (48422)
Angulata201.3 - 196.5France (Lorraine) Phytosauridae indet. (53947)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.3 - 196.5United Kingdom (England) Mystriosuchus sp. (97844)