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Sacacosuchus
Taxonomy
Sacacosuchus was named by Salas-Gismondi et al. (2022). Its type is Sacacosuchus cordovai.
It was assigned to Gavialidae by Salas-Gismondi et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Gavialidae by Salas-Gismondi et al. (2022).
Species
S. cordovai (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Sacacosuchus Salas-Gismondi et al. |
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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.
G. †Sacacosuchus Salas-Gismondi et al. 2022
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†Sacacosuchus cordovai Salas-Gismondi et al. 2022
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Messinian or 20.45000 to 5.33300 Ma
Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burdigalian | Peru (Ica) | S. sp. (100330) | |
| Langhian | Peru | S. sp. (225492) | |
| Tortonian | Peru (Caraveli) | S. cordovai (225490) | |
| Tortonian | Peru | S. sp. (225494) | |
| Tortonian | Peru (Arequipa) | Eusuchia indet. (45485) | |
| Tortonian | Peru (Ica) | S. sp. (211787) | |
| Messinian | Peru (Ica) | S. sp. (78518) | |
| Messinian | Peru | S. cordovai (13079) |