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Osteolaemini

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Osteolaemini was named by Cossette et al. (2020). It is extant.

It was assigned to Osteolaeminae by Cossette et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Osteolaemini Cossette 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()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
—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
suborderEusuchiaHuxley 1875
—Crocodylia(Owen 1842)
—LongirostresCuvier
—Crocodyloidea(Deraniyagala 1939)
—Crocodylidae(Cuvier 1807)
—Osteolaeminae
—Osteolaemini
—Osteolaemini

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. Osteolaemini Cossette et al. 2020
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G. Osteolaemus Cope 1860
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Osteolaemus osborni Schmidt 1919 [Congo dwarf crocodile]
G. †Rimasuchus Storrs 2003
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†Rimasuchus lloydi Fourtau 1918
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoreuc
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:59
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:59
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015, Benton 1983

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the MN 4 to the top of the Piacenzian or 16.90000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.98 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Libya Crocodylus lloydi (13065)
MN 416.9 - 15.98Egypt Crocodilus lloydi (53970)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Tunisia (Gafsa) Crocodylus lloydi (35277 35281)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Uganda Osteolaemus tetraspis (22444)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6Chad Crocodylus lloydi (24181)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6Uganda Osteolaemus tetraspis (22376 22424)
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.58Kenya Crocodylus lloidi (22237)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Congo-Kinshasa (Orientale) Osteolaemus osborni (149168)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Senegal Osteolaemus sp. (221108)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Chad Crocodylus lloidi (22506)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117Uganda Crocodylus sp. (22178)