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Sebecus ayrampu

Reptilia - Sebecidae

Taxonomy
Sebecus ayrampu was named by Bravo et al. (2021). Its type specimen is PVL 2606, a partial skull (Rostral portion of skull and mandible), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Near Mina Aguilar (PVL), which is in a Selandian/Thanetian terrestrial horizon in the Mealla Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Sebecus ayrampu Bravo 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
infraorderNotosuchiaGasparini 1971
—ZiphosuchiaOrtega et al. 2000
suborderSebecosuchiaColbert 1946
familySebecidae
genusSebecus
speciesayrampu

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.

†Sebecus ayrampu Bravo et al. 2021
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2009-11-23 13:13:22
Modified: 2009-11-23 15:13:22
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Gasparini 1984

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Thanetian or 61.60000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Argentina (Jujuy) Sebecus ayrampu (type locality: 222891)