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Dentaneosuchus crassiproratus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Atacisaurus crassiproratus was named by Astre (1931). Its type specimen is MHNT.PAL.2006.0.53, a mandible (Anterior portion of a mandible), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Issel, which is in a Ypresian/Bartonian channel sandstone in the Sables du Castrais Formation of France. It is the type species of Dentaneosuchus.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Ortega et al. (1996); it was recombined as Dentaneosuchus crassiproratus by Martin et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Atacisaurus crassiproratus Astre
2023Dentaneosuchus crassiproratus Martin 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()
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
ZiphosuchiaOrtega et al. 2000
suborderSebecosuchiaColbert 1946
genusDentaneosuchus
speciescrassiproratus(Astre 1931)

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.

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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: Bush and Bambach 2015, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983

Age range: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Bartonian56.0 - 38.0France (Aude) Atacisaurus crassiproratus (type locality: 78233)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France Dentaneosuchus crassiproratus (229999)