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Akanthosuchus
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).
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
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1981 | Akanthosuchus O'Neill et al. |
| 1988 | Akanthosuchus Carroll |
| 2006 | Akanthosuchus Hill and Lucas |
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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
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| 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 |
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| Puercan | USA (New Mexico) | A. langstoni (74555) | |
| Puercan - Torrejonian | USA (New Mexico) | A. langstoni (76064) | |
| Torrejonian | USA (New Mexico) | A. langstoni (76063) |