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Rhamphostomopsis neogaeus

Reptilia - Gavialidae

Taxonomy
Rhamphostomopsis neogaeus was named by Rusconi (1933). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Barrancas del Rio Parana, which is in a Tortonian marginal marine siltstone/sandstone in the Entre Rios Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Rhamphostomopsis.

It was recombined as Ramphostoma neogaeus by Burmeister (1885); it was recombined as Gryposuchus neogaeus by Gurich (1912), Langston and Gasparini (1997) and Riff and Aguilera (2008).

Synonyms
  • Rhamphostomopsis intermedius was named by Rusconi (1935). Its type specimen is MACN 6122, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Barrancas del Rio Parana, which is in a Tortonian marginal marine siltstone/sandstone in the Entre Rios Formation of Argentina.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Rhamphostomopsis neogaeus by Patterson (1936) and Gasparini (1968).
  • Rhamphostoma neogaea was named by Burmeister (1885). Its type specimen is MLP 26-413; 68-IX-V-1; 68-IX-V-2., a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil.

    It was replaced with Rhamphostomopsis neogaeus by Rusconi (1933).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Ramphostoma neogaeus Burmeister
1885Rhamphostoma neogaea Burmeister
1912Gryposuchus neogaeus Gurich
1933Rhamphostomopsis neogaeus Rusconi
1935Rhamphostomopsis intermedius Rusconi
1968Rhamphostomopsis neogaeus Gasparini
1997Gryposuchus neogaeus Langston and Gasparini
1998Rhamphostomopsis intermedius Kraus p. 389
2008Gryposuchus neogaeus Riff and Aguilera

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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)
superfamilyGavialoideaBrochu 1997
familyGavialidaeAdams 1854
genusRhamphostomopsisRusconi 1933
speciesneogaeusRusconi 1933

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.

†Rhamphostomopsis neogaeus Rusconi 1933
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Invalid names: Rhamphostoma neogaea Burmeister 1885 [replaced], Rhamphostomopsis intermedius Rusconi 1935 [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: Bush and Bambach 2015, Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988

Age range: Tortonian or 11.62000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Argentina (Entre Rios) Rhamphostomopsis intermedius, Rhamphostomopsis neogaeus (type locality: 13626)