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Machimosaurus mosae

Reptilia - Machimosauridae

Taxonomy
Machimosaurus mosae was named by Sauvage and Lienard (1879). Its type specimen is BHN 2R 1100 (neotype) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Verdun, which is in a Kimmeridgian marine mudstone in the Marnes a Gryphées virgules d'Issoncourt Formation of France.

It was synonymized subjectively with Machimosaurus hugii by Martin et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Machimosaurus mosae Sauvage and Lienard p. 1 figs. 1-4
1958Machimosaurus mosae Delair p. 59
1999Machimosaurus mosae Hua p. 144 figs. 1-2
2009Machimosaurus mosae Pierce et al. p. 1085
2014Machimosaurus mosae Young et al.
2016Machimosaurus mosae Fanti et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
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()
infraorderThalattosuchia()
—Neothalattosuchia
superfamilyTeleosauroideaSaint-Hilaire 1831
familyMachimosauridae
subfamilyMachimosaurinae
tribeMachimosaurini
genusMachimosaurus
speciesmosaeSauvage and Lienard 1879

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.

†Machimosaurus mosae Sauvage and Lienard 1879
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. E. Pierce et al. 2009Machimosaurus mosae is a short-snouted teleosaurid that differs from M. hugii in having extremely short and broad rostrum; strongly developed pterygoid wings; contact between ectopterygoid and median third of pterygoid; reduced posterior concavity of the palatine fenestra of pterygoid; posterior edge of mandibular symphysis at the same level dorsally as ventrally and c. 17 maxillary and 19 dentary teeth.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubo
Environment: marinesubo
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: nektonicsubo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-07-23 01:12:29
Modified: 2009-07-23 03:12:29
Source: subo = suborder
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 152.21000 to 149.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2France (Pas de Calais) Machimosaurus mosae (132799)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2France (Meuse) Machimosaurus mosae (type locality: 132800)