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Gracilisuchidae

Reptilia - Gracilisuchidae

Taxonomy
Gracilisuchidae was named by Butler et al. (2014). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Thecodontia by Carroll (1988); and to Suchia by Butler et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Gracilisuchidae Carroll
2014Gracilisuchidae Butler et al.

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
SuchiaKrebs 1974
familyGracilisuchidae
familyGracilisuchidae

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.

Fm. †Gracilisuchidae Butler et al. 2014
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G. †Gracilisuchus Romer 1972
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G. †Maehary Kellner et al. 2022
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Maehary bonapartei Kellner et al. 2022
G. †Parvosuchus Müller 2024
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Parvosuchus aurelioi Müller 2024
G. †Turfanosuchus Young 1973
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G. †Yonghesuchus Wu et al. 2001
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Yonghesuchus sangbiensis Wu et al. 2001
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:45
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:45
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Anisian to the top of the Norian or 247.20000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Xinjiang) Turfanosuchus dabanensis (88066)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Argentina (La Rioja) Gracilisuchus stipanicicorum (26092 60293)
Ladinian - Carnian242.0 - 228.0China (Shanxi) Yonghesuchus sangbiensis (88046)
Ladinian - Carnian242.0 - 228.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Parvosuchus aurelioi (235264)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Maehary bonapartei (55446)