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Bergisuchus dietrichbergi

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Bergisuchus dietrichbergi was named by Kuhn (1968). Its type specimen is HLMD-Me 7003, a partial skull (Anterior part of a left lower jaw and a snout fragment), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Grube Messel Pit (Museum Darmstadt Collection), which is in a MP 11 crater lake claystone in the Messel Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Bergisuchus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Bergisuchus dietrichbergi Kuhn
2000Bergisuchus dietrichbergi Rossman et al.
2011Bergisuchus dietrichbergi Montefeltro et al.
2012Bergisuchus dietrichbergi Bronzati 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()
RankNameAuthor
—Romeriida
—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
suborderSebecosuchiaColbert 1946
genusBergisuchusKuhn 1968
speciesdietrichbergiKuhn 1968

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 1148.6 - 40.4Germany (Hessen) Bergisuchus dietrichbergi (type locality: 120036)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Bergisuchus dietrichbergi (45750)