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Eosuchus minor
Taxonomy
Gavialis minor was named by Marsh (1870). Its type specimen is YPM 282, a partial skull (fragmentary skull and vertebrae), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shark River, which is in a Ypresian coastal sandstone in the Manasquan Formation of New Jersey.
It was recombined as Thecachampsa minor by Cope (1872); it was recombined as Eosuchus minor by Delfino et al. (2005) and Brochu (2006); it was recombined as Thecachampsoides minor by Norell and Storrs (1989), Brochu (2004) and Puértolas et al. (2011).
It was recombined as Thecachampsa minor by Cope (1872); it was recombined as Eosuchus minor by Delfino et al. (2005) and Brochu (2006); it was recombined as Thecachampsoides minor by Norell and Storrs (1989), Brochu (2004) and Puértolas et al. (2011).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1870 | Gavialis minor Marsh p. 98 |
| 1872 | Thecachampsa minor Cope |
| 1902 | Gavialis minor Hay p. 515 |
| 1930 | Gavialis minor Hay p. 148 |
| 1989 | Thecachampsoides minor Norell and Storrs |
| 2004 | Thecachampsoides minor Brochu p. 622 |
| 2005 | Eosuchus minor Delfino et al. |
| 2006 | Eosuchus minor Brochu p. 167 |
| 2011 | Thecachampsoides minor Puértolas 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.
†Eosuchus minor Marsh 1870
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Wasatchian or 59.20000 to 50.30000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thanetian | USA (New Jersey) | Eosuchus minor (123511) | |
| Thanetian | USA (Virginia) | Eosuchus minor (123515) | |
| Thanetian | USA (Maryland) | Eosuchus minor (123514) | |
| Ypresian | USA (New Jersey) | Gavialis minor (type locality: 123513) | |
| Wasatchian | USA (Virginia) | Eosuchus lerichei (15595) |