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Aeolodontini

Reptilia - Teleosauridae

Taxonomy
Aeolodontini was named by Johnson et al. (2022). Its type is Aeolodon.

It was assigned to Teleosauridae by Young et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Aeolodontini Johnson et al.
2024Aeolodontini Young et al. pp. 594-595

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
—SuchiaKrebs 1974
—Paracrocodylomorpha
—Loricata(Merrem 1820)
—Crocodylomorpha()
infraorderThalattosuchia()
—Neothalattosuchia
superfamilyTeleosauroideaSaint-Hilaire 1831
familyTeleosauridaeGeoffroy 1831
tribeAeolodontiniJohnson et al. 2022
tribeAeolodontiniJohnson et al. 2022

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.

Tr. †Aeolodontini Johnson et al. 2022
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G. †Aeolodon von Meyer 1830
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Aeolodon priscus Soemmering 1815
Invalid names: Palaeosaurus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1833 [synonym]
G. †Bathysuchus Foffa et al. 2019
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†Bathysuchus megarhinus Hulke 1871
G. †Mycterosuchus Andrews 1913
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†Mycterosuchus nasutus Andrews 1909
G. †Sericodon Meyer 1845
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. T. Young et al. 2024Teleosauroid crocodylomorphs with the following unique combination of characters (10): external nares has a distinct ‘8’-shape (97.1); narial fossa expanded, also creating an ‘8’-shape (shared with the unnamed Mystriosaurus subclade) (102.2); basioccipital tuberosities reduced (459.0); first two premaxillary alveoli do not form a couplet but are positioned on the anterior margin of the premaxilla (579.1); first two premaxillary alveoli are oriented laterally when seen in palatal view (580.2); first two premaxillary alveoli are in the same transverse plane (shared with Pholidosauridae) (582.1); premaxilla lateral margins sub-rectangular, with the third premaxillary alveoli being clearly lateral to the second premaxillary alveoli (583.1); final premaxillary tooth is evidently anterolateral to the first maxillary tooth (shared with Pholidosauridae and derived Goniopholididae) (593.2); ulna olecranon process greatly expanded (shared with machimosaurine machimosaurids) (768.1); tibia evidently shorter than the femur (shared with machimosaurine machimosaurids and geosaurine metriorhynchids) (809.3–4).
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubo
Environment: marinesubo
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: nektonicsubo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-07-23 01:12:29
Modified: 2009-07-23 03:12:29
Source: subo = suborder
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Callovian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 164.70000 to 145.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 161.2 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2United Kingdom (England) Steneosaurus nasutus (109800)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8United Kingdom (England) Teleosaurus megarhinus (119504)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bayern) Aeolodon priscus (212951)