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Plesiosuchina

Osteichthyes - Metriorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Plesiosuchina was named by Young et al. (2014). Its type is Plesiosuchus. It was considered monophyletic by Young et al. (2014).

It was assigned to Geosaurini by Young et al. (2014), Chiarenza et al. (2015), Young et al. (2024).

Subtaxa
Plesiosuchus (type genus), Suchodus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Plesiosuchina Young et al.
2015Plesiosuchina Chiarenza et al.
2024Plesiosuchina Young et al. pp. 607-608

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
subfamilyGeosaurinaeLydekker 1889
tribeGeosaurini
subtribePlesiosuchina
subtribePlesiosuchina

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.

Subtr. †Plesiosuchina Young et al. 2014
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G. †Plesiosuchus Owen 1884
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†Plesiosuchus manselii Hulke 1870
G. †Suchodus Lydekker 1890
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†Suchodus durobrivensis Lydekker 1890
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 Callovian to the top of the Aptian or 165.30000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Callovian165.3 - 161.5United Kingdom (England) Suchodus durobrivensis (109800)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2United Kingdom (England) Plesiosuchus manselii (119504)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06United Kingdom (England) Plesiosuchus manselii (133663)
Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian149.2 - 141.0Slovakia (Prešov) Plesiosuchus sp. (224074)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6France (Bouches-du-Rhone) Plesiosuchina indet. (155317)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Czechia (Novy Jičin District) Plesiosuchina indet. (64722)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Italy (Trapani) Plesiosuchina indet. (172392)