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Sutekhsuchus

Reptilia - Gavialidae

Taxonomy
Sutekhsuchus was named by Burke et al. (2024).

It was assigned to Gavialinae by Burke et al. (2024).

Species
S. dowsoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Sutekhsuchus Burke et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
RankNameAuthor
—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
—NeosuchiaClark 1988
suborderEusuchiaHuxley 1875
—Crocodylia(Owen 1842)
superfamilyGavialoideaBrochu 1997
familyGavialidaeAdams 1854
subfamilyGavialinaeNopcsa 1923
genusSutekhsuchus

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. †Sutekhsuchus Burke et al. 2024
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†Sutekhsuchus dowsoni Fourtau 1918
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Diet: carnivoreuc
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:59
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:59
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015, Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004

Age range: MN 4 or 16.90000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Egypt Tomistoma dowsoni (79701 123296)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Libya Tomistoma dowsoni, Tomistoma lusitanica (13065)
MN 416.9 - 15.98Egypt Tomistoma dowsoni (53970)