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Diplocynodon ungeri

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Enneodon ungeri was named by Prangner (1845). Its type specimen is UMJ 1774, a partial skull (Rostrum), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Schönegg, Wies coal seam, which is in a Langhian mire/swamp coal in the Eibiswald Formation of Austria.

It was recombined as Crocodylus ungeri by Fitzinger (1846); it was recombined as Diplocynodon ungeri by Martin and Gross (2011), Delfino and Smith (2012) and Rio et al. (2020).

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

Synonyms
  • Crocodilus styriacus was named by Hofmann (1887) [The taxon is referred to as "Crocodilus (Alligator) styriacus nov. spec." in the reference. "Alligator" here does not seem to refer to a subgenus but rather is due to uncertain generic assignment by the author: "Die Reste des Crocodilus (Alligator) styriacus n. sp. lassen auf einen sehr kräftigen Körperbau schliessen; ob dieselben einem Krokodil oder Alligator angehören, ist, nachdem die Schädelknochen gänzlich fehlen, nicht zu constatiren, trotzdem einige Aehnlichkeit des Zahnbaues im Unterkiefer mit den schon beschriebenen fossilen Alligatoren vorhanden ist."]. Its type specimen is a series of specimen (NJG 203838 to 203848 and corresponding counterparts), a partial skeleton (a mandible, isolated teeth, some ribs, vertebrae, limb elements and osteoderms, all belonging to the same individual), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Schönegg, Wies coal seam, which is in a Langhian mire/swamp coal in the Eibiswald Formation of Austria.

    It was recombined as Diplocynodon styriacus by Ginsburg and Bulot (1997), Böhme (2002) and Böhme (2010); it was synonymized subjectively with Diplocynodon ungeri by Martin and Gross (2011).
  • Crocodilus steineri was named by Hofmann (1887). Its type specimen is MUL 21, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Vordersdorf, which is in a Langhian mire/swamp coal in the Eibiswald Formation of Austria.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Diplocynodon ungeri by Martin and Gross (2011).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Enneodon ungeri Prangner
1846Crocodylus ungeri Fitzinger
1887Crocodilus steineri Hofmann
1887Crocodilus styriacus Hofmann p. 33 figs. 1 pl. XIV
1997Diplocynodon styriacus Ginsburg and Bulot p. 112 figs. 1-9
2002Diplocynodon styriacus Böhme p. 342
2010Diplocynodon styriacus Böhme p. 17
2011Diplocynodon ungeri Martin and Gross
2012Diplocynodon ungeri Delfino and Smith
2020Diplocynodon ungeri Rio et al.

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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()
—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
speciesungeri(Prangner 1845)

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 ungeri Prangner 1845
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Invalid names: Crocodilus steineri Hofmann 1887 [synonym], Crocodilus styriacus Hofmann 1887 [synonym]
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Langhian or 23.03000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Austria Diplocynodon styriacus (76129)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Diplocynodon styriacus (224418)
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.44 - 7.246France Diplocynodon styriacus (187580)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Gers) Diplocynodon styriacus (69099)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France Diplocynodon styriacus (90354)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France (Aquitaine Region) Diplocynodon styriacus (31316)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Austria (Styria) Crocodilus steineri (144047) Crocodilus styriacus, Enneodon ungeri (type locality: 144046)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) Diplocynodon gracilis, Diplocynodon sp. (34615) Diplocynodon styriacus (134954 135038)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Austria Diplocynodon styriacus (174065 174066)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Diplocynodon styriacus (48325)