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Hyposaurinae

Reptilia

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Hyposaurinae Nopcsa p. 187
1952Hyposaurus paucidens Arambourg
1980Hyposaurinae Buffetaut
2021Hyposaurinae Jouve 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
—Coelognathosuchia()
—Tethysuchia()
—Dyrosauroidea
—Dyrosauridae()
—Hyposaurinae()
—Hyposaurinae()

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. †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]
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, Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: base of the Albian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 113.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.2 - 100.5Algeria (Adrar) Dyrosaurus sp. (59690)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Hyposaurus natator (48570 87903)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mali Hyposaurinae indet. (114954)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Early/Lower Paleocene72.2 - 61.66USA (New Jersey) Hyposaurus rogersii (26819)
Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Mali Rhabdognathus sp. (113316)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Morocco Atlantosuchus coupatezi (114107 210053)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Brazil (Pernambuco) Guarinisuchus munizi (114100 198637) Hyposaurus derbianus (123332)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Bolivia (Esteban Arce) Dorbignysuchus niatu, Luciasuchus lurusinqa (214892)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Saudi Arabia (Makkah) Hyposaurus nopcsai (140961) Rhabdognathus compressus (140957) Rhabdognathus sp. (140964 140969 140972 140973) Rhabdognathus sp., Hyposaurus nopcsai, Rhabdognathus compressus (140956)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Angola (Cabinda) Congosaurus bequaerti (113759)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Morocco Arambourgisuchus khouribgaensis (133217)
Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene61.66 - 56.0Colombia Acherontisuchus guajiraensis (117175)
Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene61.66 - 56.0Nigeria (Sokoto) Rhabdognathus sp. (114148)
Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene61.66 - 56.0Colombia (Guajira) Acherontisuchus guajiraensis (106271 132012 132013)
Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene61.66 - 56.0Mali Congosaurus compressus (114146) Congosaurus compressus, Rhabdognathus keiniensis (114143 114144) Hyposaurinae indet. (114964)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (South Carolina) Hyposaurus sp. (15074)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Niger (Tahoua) Dyrosaurus sp. (75233)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Tunisia (Gafsa) Dyrosaurus phosphaticus (151620)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Algeria Dyrosaurus phosphaticus (136906)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07India (Gujarat) Congosaurus sp. (180565)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Tunisia Crocodilus phosphaticus (136905) Dyrosaurus choumovitchi, Dyrosaurus phosphaticus, Dyrosaurus berneti, Dyrosaurus variabilis (106501)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Morocco Dyrosaurus maghribensis (83313)
Bartonian - Late/Upper Eocene41.03 - 33.9Libya Dyrosaurus sp. (48077)