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Akanthosuchus

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Akanthosuchus was named by O'Neill et al. (1981). Its type is Akanthosuchus langstoni.

It was assigned to Crocodylidae by O'Neill et al. (1981); to Alligatoridae by Carroll (1988); and to Alligatoroidea by Hill and Lucas (2006).

Species
A. langstoni (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Akanthosuchus O'Neill et al.
1988Akanthosuchus Carroll
2006Akanthosuchus Hill and Lucas

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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
NeosuchiaClark 1988
suborderEusuchiaHuxley 1875
Crocodylia(Owen 1842)
Alligatoroidea(Gray 1844)
genusAkanthosuchusO'Neill et al. 1981

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. †Akanthosuchus O'Neill et al. 1981
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Akanthosuchus langstoni O'Neill et al. 1981
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoreuc
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:59
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:59
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Puercan to the top of the Torrejonian or 66.00000 to 60.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Puercan66.0 - 63.4USA (New Mexico) A. langstoni (74555)
Puercan - Torrejonian66.0 - 60.9USA (New Mexico) A. langstoni (76064)
Torrejonian63.4 - 60.9USA (New Mexico) A. langstoni (76063)