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Prodiplocynodon

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Prodiplocynodon was named by Mook (1941).

It was assigned to Eusuchia by Mook (1941); to Alligatoridae by Carroll (1988); to Crocodylia by Wu et al. (1996); to Crocodyloidea by Martin and Buffetaut (2008), Jouve et al. (2008); to Crocodyloidea by Puértolas et al. (2011); and to Longirostres by Chabrol et al. (2024).

Species
P. langi
Entered
by J. Head on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Mannion on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Prodiplocynodon Mook p. 1 figs. 1-4
1988Prodiplocynodon Carroll
1996Prodiplocynodon Wu et al.
2008Prodiplocynodon Jouve et al.
2008Prodiplocynodon Martin and Buffetaut
2011Prodiplocynodon Puértolas et al.
2024Prodiplocynodon Chabrol 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
—NeosuchiaClark 1988
suborderEusuchiaHuxley 1875
—Crocodylia(Owen 1842)
—LongirostresCuvier
genusProdiplocynodon

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. †Prodiplocynodon Mook 1941
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†Prodiplocynodon langi Mook 1941
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: carnivoreuc
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:59
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:59
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983, Bush and Bambach 2015, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) P. langi (34494)