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Sebecia

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Sebecia was named by Larsson and Sues (2007). It was considered monophyletic by Larsson and Sues (2007).

It was assigned to Metasuchia by Larsson and Sues (2007); and to Ziphosuchia by Andrade et al. (2011), Pinheiro et al. (2023).

Subtaxa
Itasuchidae, Mahajangasuchidae
Sister taxa
Itasuchidae, Mahajangasuchidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Sebecia Larsson and Sues
2011Sebecia Andrade et al.
2023Sebecia Pinheiro 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()
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
—Sebecia
—Sebecia

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.

Unr. †Sebecia Larsson and Sues 2007
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Unr. †Itasuchidae Carvalho et al. 2004
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G. †Antaeusuchus Nicholl et al. 2021
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†Antaeusuchus taouzensis Nicholl et al. 2021
G. †Barreirosuchus Iori and Garcia 2012
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†Barreirosuchus franciscoi Iori and Garcia 2012
G. †Itasuchus Price 1955
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†Itasuchus jesuinoi Price 1955
G. †Roxochampsa Piacentini Pinheiro et al. 2018
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Unr. †Mahajangasuchidae Sereno and Larsson 2009
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G. †Colhuehuapisuchus Lamanna et al. 2019
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†Colhuehuapisuchus lunai Lamanna et al. 2019
G. †Kaprosuchus Sereno and Larsson 2009
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†Kaprosuchus saharicus Sereno and Larsson 2009
G. †Mahajangasuchus Buckley and Brochu 1999 [Mahajanga crocodile]
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†Mahajangasuchus insignis Buckley and Brochu 1999
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. C. E. Larsson and H.-D. Sues 2007All crocodyliforms more closely related to S. icaeorhinus than to C. niloticus.
Diagnosed by numerous characters, including the participation of the quadratojugal in the mandibular condyle
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: Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015, Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 100.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) Antaeusuchus taouzensis (59057)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Niger (Agadez) Araripesuchidae indet. (58577)
Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Crocodyliformes indet. (52909)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Brazil (São Paulo) Barreirosuchus franciscoi (161609) Goniopholis paulistanus (114999) Itasuchus jesuinoi, Roxochampsa paulistanus, Crocodylomorpha indet. (57003) Itasuchus sp. (51667)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Brazil (Minas Gerais) Itasuchus jesuinoi (51628)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Madagascar (Mahajanga) Mahajangasuchus insignis (39266 55269 83731 83732 83733)