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Elosuchus cherifiensis

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Thoracosaurus cherifiensis was named by Lavocat (1955). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is southwest foot of Gara Sbâa, which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial claystone in the Gara Sbaa Formation of Morocco. It is the type species of Elosuchus.

It was recombined as Elosuchus cherifiensis by de Lapparent de Broin (2002) and Meunier and Larsson (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Thoracosaurus cherifiensis Lavocat p. 340
2002Elosuchus cherifiensis de Lapparent de Broin pp. 278-280 figs. 1, 2A-L
2016Elosuchus cherifiensis Meunier and Larsson

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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
—NeosuchiaClark 1988
—Coelognathosuchia()
—Tethysuchia()
—Dyrosauroidea
genusElosuchus
speciescherifiensis(Lavocat 1955)

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.

†Elosuchus cherifiensis Lavocat 1955
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
F. de Lapparent de Broin 2002Apomorphies: Longer rounded premaxillary dorsal border before the nare with respect to E. felixi n. sp. 18 maxillary teeth, 23 dentary teeth. Spatulated-rounded anterior mandibular symphysis widened at teeth 2–3, more rounded in adults. Other characters: anteriorly prolonged ornamented postorbital angle, descending above the flat external jugo-postorbital pillar face, ornamented posterior lobe of the squamosal (maybe of genus level). Larger maxillary teeth: 3–4–5 and 10–11–12 (5 and 13 in Stolokrosuchus). Splenial contacting the posterior tooth rows.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:39:01
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:39:01
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) Elosuchus cherifiensis (60002 87164) Thoracosaurus cherifiensis (type locality: 59771)