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Enalioetes
Taxonomy
Enalioetes was named by Sachs et al. (2024). Its type is Enalioetes schroederi.
It was assigned to Metriorhynchinae by Sachs et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Metriorhynchinae by Sachs et al. (2024).
Species
E. schroederi (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2024 | Enalioetes Sachs et al. p. 6 |
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| S. Sachs et al. 2024 | "Metriorhynchid crocodylomorph with the following unique combination of characters (autapomorphies marked with an asterisk): expansion of the posterior nasal cavity (osteological correlate for the salt gland chamber in metriorhynchids) modified to be medial to the prefrontals, no longer creating a bulbous dorsolateral expansion*; mediolateral distance between the orbital canals is approximately 1.5 times the diameter of the orbital canals*; lacrimal has a dorsoventrally deep anterior process ventral to the preorbital fossa, which is equal to or greater than the depth of the jugal anterior process and the anterodorsal process of the lacrimal*; anterior margin of the frontoparietal fossa in dorsal view reaches the interorbital minimum distance (shared with Dakosaurus, Purranisaurus, and ‘Cricosaurus’ saltillensis); supratemporal fossae in dorsal view terminate more posteriorly than the intertemporal bar (shared with Dakosaurus and Plesiosuchus); supratemporal arch medial margin convex in dorsal view (shared with ‘Dakosaurus’ lissocephalus and Cricosaurus); in dorsal view, the frontal anteromedial process is located noticeably posterior to the prefrontals anterior margin (shared with Cricosaurus lithographicus, Rhacheosaurus, Maledictosuchus riclaensis, ‘Metriorhynchus’ brachyrhynchus, and Tyrannoneustes); hypoglossal foramina are ventral to the foramen magnum (shared with Ieldraan); ascending processes at atlas intercentrum extending far dorsally to level of neural canal*." (Sachs et al 2024) |
Measurements
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Age range: base of the Late/Upper Berriasian to the top of the Valanginian or 145.00000 to 132.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Berriasian - Valanginian | Germany | Enaliosuchus schroederi (95087) |