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Sebecus icaeorhinus

Reptilia - Sebecidae

Taxonomy
Sebecus icaeorhinus was named by Simpson (1937). Its type specimen is AMNH 3160, a partial skull (Disarticulated skull and mandible), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cañadon Hondo, Bird Clay locality, which is in a Casamayoran lacustrine claystone/tuff in the Sarmiento Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Sebecus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Sebecus icaeorhinus Simpson
1946Sebecus icaeorhinus Colbert
2011Sebecus icaeorhinus Montefeltro et al.
2012Sebecus icaeorhinus Bronzati et al.
2012Sebecus icaeorhinus Pol et al.
2014Sebecus icaeorhinus Pol et al.
2021Sebecus icaeorhinus Bravo 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
familySebecidae
genusSebecus
speciesicaeorhinus

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.

†Sebecus icaeorhinus Simpson 1937
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2009-11-23 13:13:22
Modified: 2009-11-23 15:13:22
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Gasparini 1984, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Casamayoran to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Casamayoran56.0 - 48.0Argentina (Chubut) Sebecus icaeorhinus (type locality: 39295)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Argentina (Chubut) Sebecus icaeorhinus (44956)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Argentina (Chubut) Sebecus icaeorhinus (142920 142929)