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Crocodylus aptus

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Crocodilus aptus was named by Leidy (1869). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is South Bitter Creek, which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in Wyoming.

It was recombined as Crocodylus aptus by Hay (1902), Hay (1930).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. biporcatus, C. bugtiensis, C. gaudensis, C. nilocticus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Crocodilus aptus Leidy p. 67
1873Crocodilus aptus Leidy p. 126
1902Crocodylus aptus Hay p. 512
1930Crocodylus aptus Hay p. 153

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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()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
—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
—Crocodyloidea(Deraniyagala 1939)
—Crocodylidae(Cuvier 1807)
—Crocodylinae(Cuvier 1807)
genusCrocodylusLaurenti 1768
speciesaptus()

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.

†Crocodylus aptus Leidy 1869
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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, Carroll 1988, Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Middle Eocene or 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Crocodilus aptus (type locality: 198892)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (Wyoming) Crocodilus aptus (81455)