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Pepesuchus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Pepesuchus was named by Campos et al. (2011). Its type is Pepesuchus deiseae. It was considered monophyletic by Campos et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Peirosauridae by Campos et al. (2011), Lio et al. (2016); to Pepesuchinae by Geroto and Bertini (2019); and to Itasuchidae by Pinheiro et al. (2023).

Species
P. deiseae (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Pepesuchus Campos et al.
2016Pepesuchus Lio et al.
2019Pepesuchus Geroto and Bertini
2023Pepesuchus Pinheiro 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()
—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
infraorderNotosuchiaGasparini 1971
—ZiphosuchiaOrtega et al. 2000
—Sebecia
—Peirosauridae(Gasparini 1982)
subfamilyPepesuchinae
genusPepesuchus

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.

G. †Pepesuchus Campos et al. 2011
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†Pepesuchus deiseae Campos et al. 2011
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. A. Campos et al. 2011Diagnosis: Peirosaurid crocodyliform with the following combination of characters that distinguishes it from other members of this clade (autapomorphies are marked with an asterisk): posterolateral process of the squamosal thin and smooth*; postorbital with a comparatively acute anteromedial process*; anterior end of the frontal tapering between the prefrontals; dorsoventral extension of the lacrimal short (approximately 40% that of the orbit)*; anterior teeth thinner and more elongated than in other peirosaurids*; crowns that lack serrations; anterior teeth of the lower jaw inclined anteriorly; suture between the palatine and the maxilla V-shaped; presence of two alveoli couplets (6th–7th and 8th–9th pairs) in the mandible*
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: Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Turonian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 93.90000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Brazil (São Paulo) P. sp. (220851)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Brazil (São Paulo) P. deiseae (106494) P. sp. (194871)