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Barinasuchus arveloi

Osteichthyes - Sebecidae

Taxonomy
Barinasuchus arveloi was named by Paolillo and Linares (2007). Its type specimen is MAAT-0260, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Quebrada Socó, which is in a Miocene terrestrial sandstone in the Parángula Formation of Venezuela.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Barinasuchus arveloi Paolillo and Linares
2010Barinasuchus arveloi Riff et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
suborderSebecosuchiaColbert 1946
—Sebecoidea
familySebecidae
genusBarinasuchus
speciesarveloi

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.

†Barinasuchus arveloi Paolillo and Linares 2007
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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, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Laventan to the top of the Middle Miocene or 13.80000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Venezuela (Barinas) Barinasuchus arveloi (type locality: 113145)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Peru (Ucayali) Sebecus huilensis (107993)