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Aeolodon

Osteichthyes - Teleosauridae

Taxonomy
Aeolodon was named by von Meyer (1830) [Sepkoski's age data: J Tith-l Sepkoski's reference number: 620]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Aeolodontini.

It was assigned to Dactylopodes by Meyer (1845); to Crocodilidae by d'Orbigny (1849); to Amphicoelia by Owen (1860), Owen (1861); to Teleosauridae by Carroll (1988); to Crocodilia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Aeolodontini by Young et al. (2024).

Species
A. priscus

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Aeolodon von Meyer
1833Palaeosaurus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
1845Aeolodon Meyer p. 280
1849Aelodon d'Orbigny p. 205
1860Aeolodon Owen p. 271
1861Aeolodon Owen p. 300
1988Aeolodon Carroll
2002Aeolodon Sepkoski
2024Aeolodon Young et al. p. 594

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassEureptilia()
—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
familyTeleosauridaeGeoffroy 1831
tribeAeolodontiniJohnson et al. 2022
genusAeolodonvon Meyer 1830

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. †Aeolodon von Meyer 1830
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Aeolodon priscus Soemmering 1815
Invalid names: Palaeosaurus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1833 [synonym]
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: Early/Lower Tithonian or 149.20000 to 145.06000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 145.06 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bayern) A. priscus (212951)