| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Melitosaurus
Taxonomy
Melitosaurus was named by Owen (1850). Its type is Melitosaurus champsoides.
It was synonymized subjectively with Tomistoma by Lydekker (1886).
It was assigned to Crocodylia by Owen (1850); and to Tomistominae by Nicholl et al. (2020).
It was synonymized subjectively with Tomistoma by Lydekker (1886).
It was assigned to Crocodylia by Owen (1850); and to Tomistominae by Nicholl et al. (2020).
Species
M. champsoides (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1850 | Melitosaurus Owen |
| 2020 | Melitosaurus Nicholl et al. |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
|
|
||||
|
|||||
|
|||||
|
|
||||
| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Benton 1983, Bush and Bambach 2015, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Burdigalian or 20.44000 to 15.97000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burdigalian | Malta | M. champsoides (118406) |