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Diplocynodon tormis

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Diplocynodon tormis was named by Buscalioni et al. (1992). Its type specimen is IPS 9001, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Duero basin, which is in a Bartonian terrestrial horizon in the Areniscas de Cabrerizos Formation of Spain.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. hallense, D. hantonensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Diplocynodon tormis Buscalioni et al.
2010Diplocynodon tormis Martin
2012Diplocynodon tormis Delfino and Smith
2020Diplocynodon tormis Rio 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
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
suborderEusuchiaHuxley 1875
—Crocodylia(Owen 1842)
—Alligatoroidea(Gray 1844)
genusDiplocynodonPomel 1847
speciestormis

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.

†Diplocynodon tormis Buscalioni et al. 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoreuc
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:59
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:59
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Benton 1983, Bush and Bambach 2015, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 41.03000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Spain (Salamanca) Diplocynodon tormis (153779)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Spain (Salamanca) Diplocynodon tormis (type locality: 144444)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Spain (Salamanca) Diplocynodon tormis (224594)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Spain (Castilla y Leon) Diplocynodon tormis (40883)