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Ctenosauriscidae
Taxonomy
Ctenosauriscidae was named by Kuhn (1964). It is not extant. Its type is Ctenosauriscus. It was considered unknown by Butler et al. (2009) and monophyletic by Butler et al. (2011) and Nesbitt et al. (2011).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Ctenosauriscidae by Butler et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Sphenacodontia by Kuhn (1966); to Pseudosuchia by Krebs (1969); to Pseudosuchida by Kuhn (1971); to Thecodontia by Carroll (1988); to Rauisuchia by Butler et al. (2009); to Poposauroidea by Butler et al. (2011) and Nesbitt et al. (2011); and to Ctenosauriscoidea by Sennikov (2012).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Ctenosauriscidae by Butler et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Sphenacodontia by Kuhn (1966); to Pseudosuchia by Krebs (1969); to Pseudosuchida by Kuhn (1971); to Thecodontia by Carroll (1988); to Rauisuchia by Butler et al. (2009); to Poposauroidea by Butler et al. (2011) and Nesbitt et al. (2011); and to Ctenosauriscoidea by Sennikov (2012).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1964 | Ctenosauriscidae Kuhn |
| 1966 | Ctenosauriscidae Kuhn p. 122 |
| 1969 | Ctenosauriscidae Krebs |
| 1971 | Ctenosauriscidae Kuhn p. 13 |
| 1988 | Ctenosauriscidae Carroll |
| 2009 | Ctenosauriscidae Butler et al. |
| 2011 | Ctenosauriscidae Butler et al. |
| 2011 | Ctenosauriscidae Nesbitt et al. |
| 2012 | Ctenosauriscidae Sennikov |
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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.
Unr. †Ctenosauriscidae Kuhn 1964
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G. †Bromsgroveia Galton 1985
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G. †Ctenosauriscus Kuhn 1964
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†Ctenosauriscus koeneni Huene 1902
Invalid names: Ctenosaurus Huene 1902 [replaced]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| R. J. Butler et al. 2011 | The most inclusive clade containing Ctenosauriscus koeneni (Huene, 1902) but not Poposaurus gracilis Mehl, 1915, Effigia okeeffeae Nesbitt & Norell, 2006, Postosuchus kirkpatricki Chatterjee, 1985, Crocodylus niloticus (Laurenti, 1768), Ornithosuchus longidens (Huxley, 1877), or Aetosaurus ferratus Fraas, 1877. |
Measurements
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| References: Benton 1983, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Collections (13 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Spathian | Germany (Niedersachsen) | Ctenosaurus koeneni (109489) | |
| Olenekian | Russian Federation (Volgograd) | Bystrowisuchus flerovi (27343) | |
| Olenekian - Anisian | China (Shaanxi) | Xilousuchus sapingensis (98594) | |
| Aegean - Bithynian | USA (Arizona) | Arizonasaurus babbitti (34888 95092 95094 95095 95112) | |
| Aegean - Bithynian | USA (New Mexico) | Arizonasaurus babbitti (135441) | |
| Aegean - Bithynian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Ctenosauriscus sp. (109490) | |
| Anisian | Tanzania (Ruvuma) | Hypselorhachis mirabilis (93024) | |
| Anisian | United Kingdom (England) | Bromsgroveia walkeri (97695) Bromsgroveia walkeri, Thecodontosaurus sp., Megalosaurus sp. (57944) |