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Mycterosuchus

Reptilia - Teleosauridae

Taxonomy
Mycterosuchus was named by Andrews (1913) [Sepkoski's age data: J Call Sepkoski's reference number: 620]. Its type is Mycterosuchus nasutus.

It was assigned to Teleosauridae by Andrews (1913), Carroll (1988); to Crocodilia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Aeolodontini by Young et al. (2024).

Species
M. nasutus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Mycterosuchus Andrews p. 135
1988Mycterosuchus Carroll
2002Mycterosuchus Sepkoski
2024Mycterosuchus Young et al. p. 595

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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
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
genusMycterosuchus

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. †Mycterosuchus Andrews 1913
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†Mycterosuchus nasutus Andrews 1909
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: Middle Callovian or 165.30000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Callovian165.3 - 161.5United Kingdom (England) Steneosaurus nasutus (109800)