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Mystriosuchus planirostris

Reptilia - Parasuchidae

Taxonomy
Belodon planirostris was named by Meyer (1863). It is not extant. Its type specimen is MCZ 1018/4361 (= BSNM 7512). Its type locality is Neuhaus, near Aixheim, which is in a Norian floodplain sandstone in the Löwenstein Formation of Germany.

It was recombined as Mystriosuchus planirostris by Fraas (1896), Spangenberg (1898), Gregory (1962), Kuhn (1971), Hungerbühler (2002) and Stocker and Butler (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Belodon planirostris Meyer
1896Mystriosuchus planirostris Fraas p. 16
1898Mystriosuchus planirostris Spangenberg p. 408
1962Mystriosuchus planirostris Gregory p. 12
1971Mystriosuchus planirostris Kuhn p. 14
2002Mystriosuchus planirostris Hungerbühler p. 380
2013Mystriosuchus planirostris Stocker and Butler

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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
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
—Phytosauria(Jaeger 1828)
familyParasuchidaeLydekker 1885
subfamilyMystriosuchinaevon Huene 1915
—Leptosuchomorpha
—Mystriosuchini(Huene 1915)
genusMystriosuchus
speciesplanirostris(Meyer 1863)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:18
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:18
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Benton 1983, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Alaunian or 215.56000 to 212.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Belodon planirostris (type locality: 105832)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Germany (Niedersachsen) Mystriosuchus planirostris (106511)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Austria (Styria) Mystriosuchus planirostris (97845)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Italy (Lombardia) Mystriosuchus planirostris (36377)