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Machaeroprosopus mccauleyi

Reptilia - Parasuchidae

Taxonomy
Pseudopalatus mccauleyi was named by Ballew (1989). It is not extant. Its type locality is Dry Creek Tank SE (UCMP V82040, PFV 55), which is in a Norian terrestrial horizon in the Chinle Formation of Arizona.

It was recombined as Machaeroprosopus mccauleyi by Hungerbühler et al. (2013), Stocker and Butler (2013), Parker et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Pseudopalatus mccauleyi Ballew
2010Pseudopalatus mccauleyi Stocker p. supplement
2013Machaeroprosopus mccauleyi Hungerbühler et al.
2013Machaeroprosopus mccauleyi Parker et al.
2013Machaeroprosopus mccauleyi Stocker and Butler

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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
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
—Phytosauria(Jaeger 1828)
familyParasuchidaeLydekker 1885
subfamilyMystriosuchinaevon Huene 1915
—Leptosuchomorpha
—Mystriosuchini(Huene 1915)
genusMachaeroprosopus
speciesmccauleyi(Ballew 1989)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:18
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:18
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988

Age range: Norian or 227.30000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Arizona) Arribasuchus buceros (93417) Pseudopalatus mccauleyi (type locality: 93431)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (New Mexico) Pseudopalatus mccauleyi (49499 188759)