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Barrosasuchus neuquenianus

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Barrosasuchus neuquenianus was named by Coria et al. (2019). Its type specimen is MCF-PV 413, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sierra Barrosa (Bajo de la Carpa) [MCF], which is in a Santonian terrestrial mudstone in the Bajo de la Carpa Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Barrosasuchus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Barrosasuchus neuquenianus Coria et al.

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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
subclassEureptilia()
RankNameAuthor
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
—SuchiaKrebs 1974
—Paracrocodylomorpha
—Loricata(Merrem 1820)
—Crocodylomorpha()
—Solidocrania
suborderCrocodyliformes
—MesoeucrocodyliaWhetstone and Whybrow 1983
—PeirosauriaLeardi et al. 2024
—Peirosauridae(Gasparini 1982)
genusBarrosasuchus
speciesneuquenianus

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.

†Barrosasuchus neuquenianus Coria et al. 2019
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:39:01
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:39:01
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Santonian or 85.70000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Argentina (Neuquén) Barrosasuchus neuquenianus (type locality: 197477)