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Boverisuchus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Boverisuchus was named by Kuhn (1938). Its type is Boverisuchus magnifrons.

It was assigned to Crocodilia by Kuhn (1964); and to Planocraniidae by Brochu (2013), Rio and Mannion (2021).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Boverisuchus Kuhn
1938Weigeltisuchus Kuhn
1964Boverisuchus Kuhn p. 324
1964Weigeltisuchus Kuhn p. 325
2013Boverisuchus Brochu
2021Boverisuchus Rio and Mannion

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
RankNameAuthor
—Romeriida
—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)
—Planocraniidae()
genusBoverisuchusKuhn 1938

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.

G. †Boverisuchus Kuhn 1938
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Invalid names: Weigeltisuchus geiseltalensis Kuhn 1938 [synonym]
†Boverisuchus vorax Troxell 1925
Invalid names: Weigeltisuchus Kuhn 1938 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Diet: carnivoreuc
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:59
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:59
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Lutetian or 61.66000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Germany (Saxony-Anhalt) Weigeltisuchus sp. (74643)
Lostcabinian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Pristichampsus vorax (16000)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Pristichampsus vorax (27268)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Utah) Crocodylus vorax (15718)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Utah) Pristichampsus vorax (16396)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Pristichampsus vorax (15837 16228 16236 16270 16273 16279 144195 144196)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) B. magnifrons, Weigeltisuchus geiseltalensis (13322)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (Oregon) Pristichampsus sp. (16202)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Texas) Pristichampsus vorax (16528 16586 16650 16651)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Texas) Pristichampsus vorax (16542)