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Machimosaurus rex

Reptilia - Machimosauridae

Taxonomy
Machimosaurus rex was named by Fanti et al. (2016). Its type specimen is ONM NG NG 1-25, 80, 81, and 83-87, a partial skeleton (Partial skull and vertebrae), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Touil el Mhahir (Douiret), which is in a Hauterivian/Barremian marginal marine sandstone/claystone in the Douiret Formation of Tunisia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Machimosaurus rex Fanti 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()
RankNameAuthor
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
—SuchiaKrebs 1974
—Paracrocodylomorpha
—Loricata(Merrem 1820)
—Crocodylomorpha()
infraorderThalattosuchia()
—Neothalattosuchia
superfamilyTeleosauroideaSaint-Hilaire 1831
familyMachimosauridae
subfamilyMachimosaurinae
tribeMachimosaurini
genusMachimosaurus
speciesrex

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.

†Machimosaurus rex Fanti et al. 2016
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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 Hauterivian to the top of the Barremian or 132.60000 to 121.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian - Barremian132.6 - 121.4Tunisia (Tataouine Governorate) Machimosaurus rex (190013)
Hauterivian - Barremian132.6 - 121.4Tunisia (Tataouine) Machimosaurus rex (type locality: 175797)