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Cricosaurus lithographicus

Reptilia - Metriorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Cricosaurus lithographicus was named by Herrera et al. (2013). Its type specimen is MOZ-PV 5787, a skeleton (Skull and postcrania), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is El Ministerio Quarry, Los Catutos, which is in a Tithonian/Tithonian marine limestone in the Vaca Muerta Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Cricosaurus lithographicus Herrera 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()
infraorderThalattosuchia()
—Neothalattosuchia
superfamilyMetriorhynchoideaYoung et al. 2010
—Euthalattosuchia
familyMetriorhynchidaeFitzinger 1843
subfamilyMetriorhynchinae
tribeRhacheosauriniYoung et al. 2011
genusCricosaurusWagner 1858
specieslithographicus

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.

†Cricosaurus lithographicus Herrera et al. 2013
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: base of the Middle Tithonian to the top of the Late/Upper Tithonian or 150.80000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Argentina (Neuquén) Cricosaurus lithographicus (type locality: 92122)