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Marcianosuchus
Taxonomy
Marcianosuchus was named by Sues et al. (2024). It is not extant. Its type is Marcianosuchus angustifrons.
It was assigned to Archosauriformes by Sues et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Archosauriformes by Sues et al. (2024).
Species
M. angustifrons (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2024 | Marcianosuchus Sues et al. p. 3 |
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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. †Marcianosuchus Sues et al. 2024
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†Marcianosuchus angustifrons Sues et al. 2024
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| H.-D. Sues et al. 2024 | Marcianosuchus angustifrons is diagnosed by the following combination of features (hypothesized autapomorphy indicated by *): posterodorsal process of premaxilla slender,
slightly inclined posterodorsally, and with rounded apex; posterodorsal surface of frontal covered by slightly diverging, fine, and anteroposteriorly extending grooves; *squamosal with distinct lateral ridge extending for entire length of element; teeth with proportionately small, weakly recurved crowns; humerus considerably shorter than femur; distal shaft of ischium rod-like, not plate-like; pubis with flat distal portion forming ‘pubic apron’: neural spines of posterior cervical and anterior dorsal vertebrae with transversely greatly expanded apices that are Y-shaped in anterior or posterior view; dorsal vertebrae with centra taller dorsoventrally than long anteroposteriorly; *dorsal osteoderms more or less rectangular in outline, being longer anteroposteriorly than wide mediolaterally, with slightly rounded anterior and concave posterior margins and bearing dorsal ridge or eminence; and dorsal surfaces of osteoderms with unsculptured region anteriorly and sculpturing consisting of radially arranged grooves and pits more posteriorly. |
Measurements
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| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Aegean - Bithynian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | M. angustifrons (134304) |