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Orthogenysuchus
Taxonomy
Orthogenysuchus was named by Mook (1924). Its type is Orthogenysuchus olseni.
It was assigned to Crocodylidae by Hay (1930) and Carroll (1988); to Caimaninae by Brochu (1999), Bona (2007), Brochu (2010), Brochu (2011), Hastings et al. (2013) and Pinheiro et al. (2013); and to Alligatoroidea by Brochu (2013).
It was assigned to Crocodylidae by Hay (1930) and Carroll (1988); to Caimaninae by Brochu (1999), Bona (2007), Brochu (2010), Brochu (2011), Hastings et al. (2013) and Pinheiro et al. (2013); and to Alligatoroidea by Brochu (2013).
Species
O. olseni (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1924 | Orthogenysuchus Mook p. 1 figs. 1-2 |
| 1930 | Orthogenysuchus Hay p. 156 |
| 1988 | Orthogenysuchus Carroll |
| 1999 | Orthogenysuchus Brochu |
| 2007 | Orthogenysuchus Bona |
| 2010 | Orthogenysuchus Brochu |
| 2011 | Orthogenysuchus Brochu |
| 2013 | Orthogenysuchus Brochu |
| 2013 | Orthogenysuchus Hastings et al. |
| 2013 | Orthogenysuchus Pinheiro et al. |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Benton 1983, Bush and Bambach 2015, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wasatchian | USA (Wyoming) | O. olseni (76066) |