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Vectisuchus leptognathus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Vectisuchus leptognathus was named by Buffetaut and Hutt (1980). Its type specimen is SMNS 50984, a partial skeleton (Partial skeleton including skull and lower jaw), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Barnes High locality (Wealden), which is in a Barremian/Aptian coastal mudstone in the Vectis Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Vectisuchus leptognathus Buffetaut and Hutt
2012Vectisuchus leptognathus Bronzati et al.
2016Vectisuchus leptognathus Martin 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
—NeosuchiaClark 1988
—Coelognathosuchia()
—Tethysuchia()
—Dyrosauroidea
genusVectisuchus
speciesleptognathus

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.

†Vectisuchus leptognathus Buffetaut and Hutt 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 130.00000 to 122.46000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46United Kingdom (England) Vectisuchus leptognathus (type locality: 13267)