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Dyrosauroidea

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Dyrosauroidea was named by Jouve et al. (2021).

It was assigned to Tethysuchia by Jouve et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Dyrosauroidea Jouve 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
—Coelognathosuchia()
—Tethysuchia()
—Dyrosauroidea
—Dyrosauroidea

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.

Unr. †Dyrosauroidea Jouve et al. 2021
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Unr. †Dyrosauridae Stefano 1903
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G. †Anthracosuchus Hastings et al. 2015
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†Anthracosuchus balrogus Hastings et al. 2015
G. †Brachiosuchus Salih et al. 2021
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†Brachiosuchus kababishensis Salih et al. 2021
G. †Cerrejonisuchus Hastings et al. 2010
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†Cerrejonisuchus improcerus Hastings et al. 2010
G. †Chenanisuchus Jouve et al. 2005 [Chenane crocodile]
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†Chenanisuchus lateroculi Jouve et al. 2005
Unr. †Hyposaurinae Nopcsa 1928
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G. †Acherontisuchus Hastings et al. 2011
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†Acherontisuchus guajiraensis Hastings et al. 2011
G. †Arambourgisuchus Jouve et al. 2005
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†Arambourgisuchus khouribgaensis Jouve et al. 2005
G. †Atlantosuchus Buffetaut and Wouters 1979
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†Atlantosuchus coupatezi Buffetaut and Wouters 1979
G. †Congosaurus Dollo 1914
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†Congosaurus bequaerti Dollo 1914
†Congosaurus compressus Buffetaut 1980
G. †Dorbignysuchus Jouve et al. 2021
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†Dorbignysuchus niatu Jouve et al. 2021
G. †Dyrosaurus Pomel 1894
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†Dyrosaurus maghribensis Jouve et al. 2006
†Dyrosaurus phosphaticus Thomas 1893
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Invalid names: Dyrosaurus berneti Bergounioux 1955 [synonym], Dyrosaurus variabilis Bergounioux 1955 [synonym]
G. †Hyposaurus Owen 1849
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†Hyposaurus derbianus Cope 1885
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Invalid names: Guarinisuchus munizi Barbosa et al. 2008 [synonym]
†Hyposaurus natator Troxell 1925
Invalid names: Guarinisuchus Barbosa et al. 2008 [synonym], Hyposaurus natator oweni Troxell 1925 [synonym], Hyposaurus nopcsai Swinton 1930 [nomen dubium], Hyposaurus wilsoni Swinton 1930 [nomen dubium], Sokotosaurus Swinton 1930 [synonym], Wurnosaurus Swinton 1930 [synonym]
G. †Luciasuchus Jouve et al. 2021
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†Luciasuchus lurusinqa Jouve et al. 2021
G. †Rhabdognathus Swinton 1930
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†Rhabdognathus acutirostris Bergounioux 1955
Invalid names: Rhabdognathus rarus Swinton 1930 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Hyposaurus paucidens Arambourg 1952 [nomen dubium]
Unr. †Phosphatosaurinae Buffetaut 1979
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G. †Phosphatosaurus Bergounioux 1955
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†Phosphatosaurus gavialoides Bergounioux 1955
G. †Sokotosuchus Halstead 1975
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†Sokotosuchus ianwilsoni Halstead 1975
G. †Rodeosuchus Jouve et al. 2021
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†Rodeosuchus machukiru Jouve et al. 2021
G. †Tilemsisuchus Buffetaut 1980
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†Tilemsisuchus lavocati Buffetaut 1980
Invalid names: Dyrosaurus minor Swinton 1930 [nomen dubium], Hyposaurus rogersii Owen 1849 [nomen dubium]
G. †Elosuchus de Lapparent de Broin 2002
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†Elosuchus broinae Meunier and Larsson 2016
†Elosuchus cherifiensis Lavocat 1955
G. †Vectisuchus Buffetaut and Hutt 1980
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†Vectisuchus leptognathus Buffetaut and Hutt 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:39:01
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:39:01
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Bartonian or 125.77000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (103 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian125.77 - 119.57United Kingdom (England) Vectisuchus leptognathus (13267)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Algeria (Adrar) Dyrosaurus sp. (59690)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Morocco (Errachidia) Elosuchus sp. (230106)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Niger (Agadez) Elosuchus sp. (25221)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Algeria (Adrar) Mesosuchia indet. (59578)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) Elosuchus cherifiensis (60002 87164) Thoracosaurus cherifiensis (59771)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Egypt Dyrosauridae indet. (218462)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Egypt (Al Wadi al Jadid) Dyrosauridae indet. (54083 114015) Dyrosaurus sp. (54082)
Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Saudi Arabia (Tabuk) Dyrosauridae indet. (116314)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Sudan (Ash Shamaliyah) Dyrosauridae indet. (38682 150678)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Sudan Brachiosuchus kababishensis (221116)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Egypt (Al Bahr Al Ahmar) Dyrosaurus phosphaticus, Goniopholididae indet. (60607 60608)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Egypt (Aswan) Goniopholididae indet., Dyrosaurus phosphaticus (60599)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Hyposaurus rogersii (127195)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Morocco Dyrosauridae indet. (116903)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Nigeria (Sokoto) Sokotosuchus ianwilsoni (82229)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Morocco Dyrosauridae indet. (99627 213666)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Senegal (Dakar) Dyrosauridae indet. (234979)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India (Andhra Pradesh) Dyrosauridae indet. (153368)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Hyposaurus ferox (87902) Hyposaurus natator (48570 87903) Hyposaurus rogersii (88034 129264 167780)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India (Andhra Pradesh) Dyrosauridae indet. (123491)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Hyposaurus rogersii (127183)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India (Madhya Pradesh) Dyrosauridae indet. (75493)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mali Hyposaurinae indet. (114954)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Early/Lower Paleocene72.2 - 61.66USA (New Jersey) Hyposaurus rogersii (26819)
Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66USA (Maryland) Hyposaurus rogersii (218464)
Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Bolivia Dyrosauridae indet. (123343)
Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Mali Rhabdognathus sp. (113316)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Bolivia (Esteban Arce) Dyrosauridae indet., Dorbignysuchus niatu, Luciasuchus lurusinqa (214892)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Bolivia (Potosí) Rodeosuchus machukiru (190370 214891)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Brazil (Pernambuco) Dyrosauridae indet., Hyposaurus derbianus (123332) Guarinisuchus munizi (114100 198637)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (New Jersey) Hyposaurus rogersii (26820 124963)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Senegal Dyrosauridae indet. (198030)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Bolivia Dyrosauridae indet. (49077)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Morocco Atlantosuchus coupatezi (114107 210053)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Bolivia (Mizque) Sokotosuchus ianwilsoni, Crocodylia indet. (13501)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (Alabama) Hyposaurus rogersii (122851)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Saudi Arabia (Makkah) Dyrosauridae indet. (140955 140958 140960 140962 140965 140966 140967 140968 140970) Hyposaurus nopcsai (140961) Phosphatosaurus sp. (140975) Rhabdognathus compressus (140957) Rhabdognathus sp. (140964 140973) Rhabdognathus sp., Dyrosauridae indet. (140969 140972) Rhabdognathus sp., Hyposaurus nopcsai, Rhabdognathus compressus (140956)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Morocco Arambourgisuchus khouribgaensis (133217)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Angola (Cabinda) Congosaurus bequaerti (113759)
Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene61.66 - 56.0Mali Congosaurus compressus (114146) Congosaurus compressus, Rhabdognathus keiniensis (114144) Hyposaurinae indet., Phosphatosaurinae indet. (114964) Phosphatosaurus sp., Dyrosauridae indet., Congosaurus compressus, Rhabdognathus keiniensis (114143)
Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene61.66 - 56.0Nigeria (Sokoto) Rhabdognathus sp., Dyrosauridae indet. (114148)
Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene61.66 - 56.0Colombia Acherontisuchus guajiraensis (117175)
Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene61.66 - 56.0Niger Phosphatosaurus sp. (114998)
Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene61.66 - 56.0Colombia (Guajira) Acherontisuchus guajiraensis (132012 132013) Anthracosuchus balrogus (156612) Cerrejonisuchus improcerus, Acherontisuchus guajiraensis (106271)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Colombia Dyrosauridae indet. (28567)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0China (Xinjiang) Dyrosauridae indet. (174687)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Pakistan (Sind) Dyrosauridae indet. (114106)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Morocco (Beni Mellal) Chenanisuchus lateroculi (77353)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Togo (Maritime) Dyrosauridae indet. (221109 221110 221111)
Clarkforkian57.5 - 56.0USA (South Carolina) Hyposaurus sp. (15074)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Tunisia (Gafsa) Dyrosaurus phosphaticus (151620)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Niger (Tahoua) Dyrosaurus sp. (75233)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Tunisia Crocodilus phosphaticus (136905) Dyrosaurus choumovitchi, Dyrosaurus phosphaticus, Phosphatosaurus gavialoides, Dyrosaurus berneti, Dyrosaurus variabilis (106501)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Mali (Gao) Phosphatosaurus gavialoides (175262)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Algeria Dyrosaurus phosphaticus (136906)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Morocco Dyrosaurus maghribensis (83313)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07India (Gujarat) Congosaurus sp. (180565)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Mali Tilemsisuchus lavocati (48097)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Myanmar Dyrosauridae indet. (148380)
Bartonian - Late/Upper Eocene41.03 - 33.9Libya Dyrosaurus sp. (48077)