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Harpacochampsa
Taxonomy
Harpacochampsa was named by Megirian et al. (1991). Its type is Harpacochampsa camfieldensis.
It was assigned to Crocodylinae by Megirian et al. (1991); to Mekosuchinae by Jouve et al. (2008); to Crocodyloidea by Ristevski et al. (2021); and to Gavialoidea by Ristevski et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Crocodylinae by Megirian et al. (1991); to Mekosuchinae by Jouve et al. (2008); to Crocodyloidea by Ristevski et al. (2021); and to Gavialoidea by Ristevski et al. (2022).
Species
H. camfieldensis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1991 | Harpacochampsa Megirian et al. |
| 2008 | Harpacochampsa Jouve et al. |
| 2021 | Harpacochampsa Ristevski et al. |
| 2022 | Harpacochampsa Ristevski 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.
G. †Harpacochampsa Megirian et al. 1991
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†Harpacochampsa camfieldensis Megirian et al. 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015 | |||||
Age range: Middle Miocene or 15.98000 to 11.63000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Miocene | Australia (Northern Territory) | H. camfieldensis (153763) |