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Goniopholididae
Taxonomy
Goniopholididae was named by Cope (1875). It was considered monophyletic by Maisch et al. (2003), Wings et al. (2010).
It was corrected as Goniopholidae by Dollo (1883), Zittel (1890), Hay (1902), Kuhn (1946), Huene (1954), Kuhn (1966), Storrs and Efimov (2000), Andrade et al. (2011), Pritchard et al. (2013), Montefeltro et al. (2013); it was misspelled as Goniopholidae by Dollo (1884), Jaekel (1911), Hay (1930), Delair (1958), Buffetaut (1982), Buffetaut and Ingavat (1983), Carroll (1988), Gauthier et al. (1989), Wu et al. (1996), Averianov (2001), Tykoski et al. (2002), Maisch et al. (2003), Gasparini et al. (2006), Martin et al. (2010), Wings et al. (2010), Smith et al. (2010), Salisbury and Naish (2011), Bronzati et al. (2012), Martin et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Amphicoelia by Cope (1875); to Brevirostres by Zittel (1890); to Eusuchia by Hay (1902); to Crocodili by Jaekel (1911); to Goniopholidiformes by Hay (1930); to Crocodilia by Delair (1958); to Metamesosuchia by Buffetaut (1982); to Mesosuchia by Dollo (1883), Dollo (1884), Kuhn (1946), Huene (1954), Kuhn (1966), Buffetaut and Ingavat (1983), Carroll (1988); to Mesoeucrocodylia by Wu et al. (1996), Averianov (2001), Tykoski et al. (2002); to Crocodyliformes by Maisch et al. (2003); to Crocodyliformes by Gauthier et al. (1989), Smith et al. (2010); to Neosuchia by Storrs and Efimov (2000), Gasparini et al. (2006), Martin et al. (2010), Wings et al. (2010), Andrade et al. (2011), Salisbury and Naish (2011), Bronzati et al. (2012), Pritchard et al. (2013), Montefeltro et al. (2013); and to Coelognathosuchia by Martin et al. (2016).
It was corrected as Goniopholidae by Dollo (1883), Zittel (1890), Hay (1902), Kuhn (1946), Huene (1954), Kuhn (1966), Storrs and Efimov (2000), Andrade et al. (2011), Pritchard et al. (2013), Montefeltro et al. (2013); it was misspelled as Goniopholidae by Dollo (1884), Jaekel (1911), Hay (1930), Delair (1958), Buffetaut (1982), Buffetaut and Ingavat (1983), Carroll (1988), Gauthier et al. (1989), Wu et al. (1996), Averianov (2001), Tykoski et al. (2002), Maisch et al. (2003), Gasparini et al. (2006), Martin et al. (2010), Wings et al. (2010), Smith et al. (2010), Salisbury and Naish (2011), Bronzati et al. (2012), Martin et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Amphicoelia by Cope (1875); to Brevirostres by Zittel (1890); to Eusuchia by Hay (1902); to Crocodili by Jaekel (1911); to Goniopholidiformes by Hay (1930); to Crocodilia by Delair (1958); to Metamesosuchia by Buffetaut (1982); to Mesosuchia by Dollo (1883), Dollo (1884), Kuhn (1946), Huene (1954), Kuhn (1966), Buffetaut and Ingavat (1983), Carroll (1988); to Mesoeucrocodylia by Wu et al. (1996), Averianov (2001), Tykoski et al. (2002); to Crocodyliformes by Maisch et al. (2003); to Crocodyliformes by Gauthier et al. (1989), Smith et al. (2010); to Neosuchia by Storrs and Efimov (2000), Gasparini et al. (2006), Martin et al. (2010), Wings et al. (2010), Andrade et al. (2011), Salisbury and Naish (2011), Bronzati et al. (2012), Pritchard et al. (2013), Montefeltro et al. (2013); and to Coelognathosuchia by Martin et al. (2016).
Subtaxa
Amphicotylus, Anteophthalmosuchus (syn. Leiokarinosuchus), Calsoyasuchus, Coelosuchus, Denazinosuchus, Eutretauranosuchus, Goniopholinae, Goniopholis (syn. Diplosaurus, Macellodus), Goniopholis tenuidens, Hulkepholis, Nannosuchus, Ophiussasuchus, Oweniasuchus (syn. Brachydectes), Oweniasuchus lusitanicus, Pinaosuchus, Pliogonodon, Siamosuchus, Sunosuchus, Symptosuchus, Symptosuchus contortidens
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1875 | Goniopholididae Cope |
| 1879 | Goniopholis tenuidens Owen |
| 1883 | Goniopholidae Dollo p. 330 |
| 1884 | Goniopholidae Dollo p. 9 |
| 1890 | Goniopholidae Zittel p. 676 |
| 1898 | Oweniasuchus lusitanicus Sauvage p. 26 |
| 1899 | Symptosuchus contortidens Ameghino |
| 1902 | Goniopholidae Hay p. 516 |
| 1911 | Goniopholidae Jaekel p. 164 |
| 1930 | Goniopholididae Hay p. 146 |
| 1946 | Goniopholidae Kuhn p. 64 |
| 1954 | Goniopholidae Huene p. 54 |
| 1958 | Goniopholidae Delair p. 61 |
| 1958 | Goniopholis tenuidens Delair p. 62 |
| 1966 | Goniopholidae Kuhn p. 83 |
| 1982 | Goniopholididae Buffetaut p. 18 |
| 1983 | Goniopholididae Buffetaut and Ingavat |
| 1988 | Goniophididae Carroll |
| 1989 | Goniopholidae Gauthier et al. p. 349 |
| 1996 | Goniopholididae Wu et al. p. 608 |
| 2000 | Goniopholidae Storrs and Efimov p. 409 |
| 2001 | Goniopholididae Averianov p. 776 |
| 2002 | Goniopholididae Tykoski et al. |
| 2003 | Goniopholididae Maisch et al. |
| 2006 | Goniopholidae Gasparini et al. p. 72 |
| 2010 | Goniopholididae Martin et al. |
| 2010 | Goniopholididae Smith et al. |
| 2010 | Goniopholididae Wings et al. |
| 2011 | Goniopholidae Andrade et al. |
| 2011 | Goniopholididae Salisbury and Naish |
| 2012 | Goniopholididae Bronzati et al. |
| 2013 | Goniopholidae Montefeltro et al. |
| 2013 | Goniopholidae Pritchard et al. |
| 2016 | Goniopholididae Martin et al. |
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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.
Fm. †Goniopholididae Cope 1875
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G. †Amphicotylus Cope 1878
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†Amphicotylus lucasii Cope 1878
†Amphicotylus milesi Yoshida et al. 2021
†Amphicotylus stovalli Bronzati et al. 2012
G. †Anteophthalmosuchus Salisbury and Naish 2011
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†Anteophthalmosuchus epikrator Ristevski et al. 2018
†Anteophthalmosuchus esuchae Buscalioni et al. 2013
†Anteophthalmosuchus hooleyi Salisbury and Naish 2011
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Invalid names: Leiokarinosuchus brookensis Salisbury and Naish 2011 [synonym]
Invalid names: Leiokarinosuchus Salisbury and Naish 2011 [synonym]
G. †Goniopholis Owen 1842
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†Goniopholis affinis Lull 1911
†Goniopholis baryglyphaeus Schwarz 2002
†Goniopholis crassidens Owen 1842
†Goniopholis felix Marsh 1877
†Goniopholis gilmorei Holland 1905
†Goniopholis kiplingi Andrade et al. 2011
†Goniopholis undidens de la Moussaye 1884
Invalid names: Diplosaurus [synonym], Goniopholis brodiei Owen 1854 [nomen dubium], Goniopholis pugnax Koken 1887 [nomen dubium], Macellodus Owen 1854 [synonym]
G. †Hulkepholis Buscalioni et al. 2013
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†Hulkepholis plotos Buscalioni et al. 2013
†Hulkepholis rori Arribas et al. 2019
†Hulkepholis willetti Salisbury and Naish 2011
G. †Pinaosuchus
G. †Pliogonodon Leidy 1856
G. †Siamosuchus Lauprasert et al. 2007 [Siam crocodile]
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†Siamosuchus phuphokensis Lauprasert et al. 2007
G. †Sunosuchus Young 1948
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†Sunosuchus junggarensis Wu et al. 1996
†Sunosuchus miaoi Young 1948
†Sunosuchus shunanensis Fu et al. 2005
Invalid names: Sunosuchus shartegensis Efimov 1988 [nomen dubium]
G. †Symptosuchus Ameghino 1899
Invalid names: Goniopholinae Nopcsa 1928 [empty], Goniopholis tenuidens Owen 1879 [nomen dubium], Oweniasuchus lusitanicus Sauvage 1898 [nomen dubium], Symptosuchus contortidens Ameghino 1899 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015 | |||||
Age range: base of the Sinemurian to the top of the Judithian or 199.50000 to 72.20000 Ma
Collections (199 total)
Oldest occurrences | |||
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Sinemurian - Pliensbachian | USA (Arizona) | Calsoyasuchus valliceps (46395) | |
| Bajocian - Oxfordian | China (Sichuan) | Sunosuchus shunanensis (24883) | |
| Bathonian | United Kingdom (England) | Goniopholis carinatus (231662) | |
| Bathonian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Crocodylia indet. (139746) | |
| Bathonian | Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) | Sunosuchus sp. (61891) | |
| Early/Lower Bathonian | United Kingdom (England) | Goniopholidae indet. (31054) Goniopholididae indet. (45931) | |
| Late/Upper Bathonian | United Kingdom (England) | Goniopholidae indet. (57124 57125) Goniopholididae indet. (57139 166423) Nannosuchus sp. (39075) | |
| Callovian | Kyrgyzstan (Jalal-Abad) | Goniopholidae indet. (37596 37597) Sunosuchus sp. (46545) | |
| Callovian - Oxfordian | China (Xinjiang) | Goniopholididae indet. (38135) Sunosuchus sp. (138406) | |
| Middle Oxfordian | Portugal (Leiria) | Goniopholis sp. (69698) | |
Youngest occurrences |
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | PBDB collection number |
| Middle Cenomanian | USA (Wyoming) | Coelosuchus reedii (123469) | |
| Cenomanian - Santonian | Egypt (Al Wadi Al Jadid) | Goniopholis sp. (70457) | |
| Campanian | Mongolia (Omnogov) | Goniopholidae indet. (48983) | |
| Campanian | Mexico (Chihuahua) | Goniopholididae indet. (170942) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian | USA (Texas) | Goniopholididae indet. (200385 200397 200399 200400) | |
| Judithian | USA (Texas) | Goniopholidae indet. (14489) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Mexico (Coahuila) | Goniopholididae indet. (24257 24260 24261) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (New Mexico) | Denazinosuchus kirtlandicus (47822) Denazinosuchus sp. (62317) | |
| Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Texas) | Goniopholidae indet. (68002 68003) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Brazil (São Paulo) | Goniopholididae indet. (51664) | |