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Congosaurus compressus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Rhabdognathus compressus was named by Buffetaut (1980). Its type specimen is MNHM TGE 4034, a mandible (Fragment of mandibular symphysis), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is In Farghas, Tilemsi Valley, which is in a Paleocene/Paleocene marine horizon in Mali.

It was recombined as Congosaurus compressus by Jouve (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Rhabdognathus compressus Buffetaut
2007Congosaurus compressus Jouve

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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
—Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
—SuchiaKrebs 1974
—Paracrocodylomorpha
—Loricata(Merrem 1820)
—Crocodylomorpha()
—Solidocrania
suborderCrocodyliformes
—MesoeucrocodyliaWhetstone and Whybrow 1983
—NeosuchiaClark 1988
—Coelognathosuchia()
—Tethysuchia()
—Dyrosauroidea
—Dyrosauridae()
—Hyposaurinae()
genusCongosaurusDollo 1914
speciescompressus(Buffetaut 1980)

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.

†Congosaurus compressus Buffetaut 1980
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. Jouve 2007All alveoli anteroposteriorly oval and dorsally opened
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: base of the Middle Paleocene to the top of the Late/Upper Paleocene or 61.66000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Saudi Arabia (Makkah) Rhabdognathus compressus (140956 140957)
Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene61.66 - 56.0Mali Congosaurus compressus (114143 type locality: 114144 114146)