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Astorgosuchus bugtiensis

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Crocodilus bugtiensis was named by Pilgrim (1908). Its type specimen is IM E221, a partial skull (nearly complete left maxilla and connected fragments of a premaxilla, a nasal, and a lacrimal), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pishi Nala, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in Pakistan. It is the type species of Astorgosuchus.

It was recombined as Astorgosuchus bugtiensis by Martin et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Crocodilus bugtiensis Pilgrim
2019Astorgosuchus bugtiensis Martin et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
RankNameAuthor
—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
—Crocodyloidea(Deraniyagala 1939)
genusAstorgosuchus
speciesbugtiensis(Pilgrim 1908)

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.

†Astorgosuchus bugtiensis Pilgrim 1908
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: Late/Upper Oligocene or 28.40000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Pakistan (Baluchistan) Crocodilus bugtiensis (206532)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Pakistan (Baluchistan) Astorgosuchus bugtiensis (180591)