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Hyposaurus natator

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Hyposaurus natator was named by Troxell (1925). Its type specimen is YPM 985, a partial skeleton (Skull and jaws, pelvis, shoulder, 33 vertebrae and rib fragments), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cream Ridge Marl Company pit (Hornerstown Fm.), which is in a Maastrichtian marginal marine marl in the Hornerstown Formation of New Jersey.

It was synonymized subjectively with Hyposaurus rogersii by Denton et al. (1997).

Synonyms
  • Hyposaurus natator oweni was named by Troxell (1925). Its type specimen is YPM 753, a partial skeleton (Mandible, several dorso-lumbar vertebrae, complete right pelvis, a few caudals, and some limb elements), and it is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Hyposaurus natator by Norell and Storrs (1989).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Hyposaurus natator Troxell
1925Hyposaurus natator oweni Troxell p. 505
1930Hyposaurus natator Hay p. 147
2021Hyposaurus natator Jouve 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()
—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()
genusHyposaurusOwen 1849
speciesnatator

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.

†Hyposaurus natator Troxell 1925
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†Hyposaurus natator oweni Troxell 1925
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015, Carroll 1988, Benton 1983

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Hyposaurus natator (48570 type locality: 87903)