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Sphagesauria

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Sphagesauria was named by Ruiz et al. (2021).

It was assigned to Xenodontosuchia by Ruiz et al. (2021).

Subtaxa
Coronelsuchus, Mariliasuchus, Notosuchus, Sphagesauridae
Sister taxa
Sphagesauridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Sphagesauria Ruiz et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
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
infraorderNotosuchiaGasparini 1971
—Eunotosuchia
—Xenodontosuchia
—Sphagesauria
—Sphagesauria

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. †Sphagesauria Ruiz et al. 2021
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G. †Coronelsuchus Pinheiro et al. 2021
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†Coronelsuchus civali Pinheiro et al. 2021
G. †Mariliasuchus Carvalho and Bertini 1999
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†Mariliasuchus amarali Carvalho and Bertini 1999
†Mariliasuchus robustus Nobre et al. 2007
G. †Notosuchus Woodward 1896
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†Notosuchus lepidus Dolgopol de Saez 1957
†Notosuchus terrestris Woodward 1896
Unr. †Sphagesauridae Kuhn 1968
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G. †Adamantinasuchus Nobre and Carvalho 2006
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†Adamantinasuchus navae Nobre and Carvalho 2006
Unr. †Caipirasuchinae Pinheiro et al. 2021
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G. †Caipirasuchus Iori and Carvalho 2011
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†Caipirasuchus attenboroughi Ruiz et al. 2021
†Caipirasuchus catanduvensis Iori et al. 2024
†Caipirasuchus mineirus Martinelli et al. 2018
†Caipirasuchus montealtensis Andrade and Bertini 2008
†Caipirasuchus paulistanus Iori and Carvalho 2011
†Caipirasuchus stenognathus Pol et al. 2014
G. †Morrinhosuchus Iori and Carvalho 2009
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†Morrinhosuchus luziae Iori and Carvalho 2009
Unr. †Sphagesaurinae Kuhn 1968
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G. †Armadillosuchus Marinho and Carvalho 2009
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†Armadillosuchus arrudai Marinho and Carvalho 2009
G. †Caryonosuchus Kellner et al. 2011
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†Caryonosuchus pricei Kellner et al. 2011
G. †Sphagesaurus Price 1950
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†Sphagesaurus huenei Price 1950
G. †Yacarerani Novas et al. 2009
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†Yacarerani boliviensis Novas et al. 2009
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:39:01
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:39:01
Source: subo = suborder, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: base of the Turonian to the top of the Campanian or 93.90000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Brazil (São Paulo) Coronelsuchus civali (220851)
Turonian - Campanian93.9 - 72.2Brazil (São Paulo) Caipirasuchus attenboroughi (219924)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Argentina (Río Negro) Notosuchus terrestris (114763)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Argentina (Neuquén) Notosuchus terrestris (114543 114545 114765) Notosuchus terrestris, Notosuchus lepidus (47808)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Brazil (Minas Gerais) Caipirasuchus mineirus (196356)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Bolivia (Santa Cruz de la Sierra) Yacarerani boliviensis (113764)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Brazil (São Paulo) Adamantinasuchus navae (113110) Armadillosuchus arrudai (90094) Armadillosuchus sp. (204759) Caipirasuchus montealtensis (147698) Caipirasuchus sp., Caipirasuchus paulistanus (120506) Caipirasuchus stenognathus (112699) Mariliasuchus amarali (114203 114204 114205) Mariliasuchus robustus (114206) Morrinhosuchus luziae (67540 105127 161609) Sphagesauridae indet. (156128) Sphagesaurus huenei (112003 114969 114970) Sphagesaurus montealtensis (114458) Sphagesaurus sp. (57000 118192)