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Osteolaemus
Taxonomy
Osteolaemus was named by Cope (1860). It is extant.
It was assigned to Crocodylidae by Carroll (1988), Frank and Ramus (1996) and Lang and Guilette (2002); to Crocodyloidea by Martin and Buffetaut (2008); to Crocodylinae by Kuhn (1966) and Jouve et al. (2008); to Crocodyloidea by Puértolas et al. (2011); to Osteolaeminae by Rio and Mannion (2021); to Osteolaeminae by Brochu (2007) and Hekkala et al. (2021); and to Osteolaemini by Brochu et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Crocodylidae by Carroll (1988), Frank and Ramus (1996) and Lang and Guilette (2002); to Crocodyloidea by Martin and Buffetaut (2008); to Crocodylinae by Kuhn (1966) and Jouve et al. (2008); to Crocodyloidea by Puértolas et al. (2011); to Osteolaeminae by Rio and Mannion (2021); to Osteolaeminae by Brochu (2007) and Hekkala et al. (2021); and to Osteolaemini by Brochu et al. (2022).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1860 | Osteolaemus Cope |
| 1966 | Osteolaemus Kuhn p. 88 |
| 1988 | Osteolaemus Carroll |
| 1996 | Osteolaemus Frank and Ramus |
| 2002 | Osteolaemus Lang and Guilette p. 213 |
| 2007 | Osteolaemus Brochu |
| 2008 | Osteolaemus Jouve et al. |
| 2008 | Osteolaemus Martin and Buffetaut |
| 2011 | Osteolaemus Puértolas et al. |
| 2021 | Osteolaemus Hekkala et al. |
| 2021 | Osteolaemus Rio and Mannion |
| 2022 | Osteolaemus Brochu 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.
G. Osteolaemus Cope 1860
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Osteolaemus osborni Schmidt 1919 [Congo dwarf crocodile]
Osteolaemus tetraspes Cope 1861
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Benton 1983, Bush and Bambach 2015, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 11.60800 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Miocene | Uganda | Osteolamus tetraspis (22444) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene | Uganda | O. tetraspis (22376 22424) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Congo-Kinshasa (Orientale) | O. osborni (149168) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Senegal | O. sp. (221108) |