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Gorgetosuchus pekinensis
Taxonomy
Gorgetosuchus pekinensis was named by Heckert et al. (2015). Its type specimen is NCSM 21723, an osteoderm (incomplete carapace consisting of all or parts of 10 paramedian and nine lateral osteoderms from the first 10 rows of the carapace and some associated osteoderm), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is NCPALEO1902 - brick quarry, which is in a Carnian fluvial conglomerate/sandstone in the Pekin Formation of North Carolina. It is the type species of Gorgetosuchus.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2015 | Gorgetosuchus pekinensis Heckert et al. |
| 2016 | Gorgetosuchus pekinensis Parker |
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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.
†Gorgetosuchus pekinensis Heckert et al. 2015
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||