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Shamosuchus djadochtaensis

Reptilia - Paralligatoridae

Taxonomy
Shamosuchus djadochtaensis was named by Mook (1924). Its type specimen is AMNH 6412, a partial skull (Partial skull and jaws), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shabarakh Usu (AMNH loc. 12049), which is in a Campanian eolian sandstone in the Djadokhta Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Shamosuchus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Shamosuchus djadochtaensis Mook
1935Shamosuchus djadochtaensis Young
1983Shamosuchus djadochtensis Efimov p. 79
2000Shamosuchus djadochtaensis Storrs and Efimov p. 411
2012Shamosuchus djadochtaensis Bronzati et al.
2014Shamosuchus djadochtaensis Sertich and O'Connor
2015Shamosuchus djadochtaensis Turner

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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()
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
—NeosuchiaClark 1988
suborderEusuchiaHuxley 1875
familyParalligatoridaeKonjukova 1954
genusShamosuchusMook 1924
speciesdjadochtaensisMook 1924

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.

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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: Bush and Bambach 2015, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Benton 1983

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mongolia (Omnogov) Shamosuchus djadochtaensis (type locality: 46152)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mongolia (Omnogov Aimak) Shamosuchus djadochtaensis (37184)